Kian Pirfalak was a 10 year old Iranian boy who was murdered by the anti-riot police after they opened fire on his family’s car. This was his funeral today. His father passed away today as a result of his injuries too.
Haven’t read the source quoted but I like the concept as something that’s practicable for each of us to adopt as behavior that helps us all
'We are not just one little island in the samsaric or confused world. We have the rest of the world to inspire. A demonstration of personal growth, personal dignity, and the understanding of karmic situations, and of how to plant or transplant good karma in people, can go a very long way. This is both short and long-term vision joined together with the intention of developing bravery.'
Excerpted from: _The Future Is Open: Good Karma, Bad Karma, and Beyond Karma_ by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
I've read some protestors were already sentenced to death. I'm not sure if these are final verdicts and if they will be executed. Still, the threat is quite real. Only international attention might prevent the Islamic Republic from executing these young people.
Distraction is a powerful tool
from persepolis 2: the story of a return by marjane satrapi, page 148
We always knew that’s what Bond was REALLY saying, but you couldn’t say that in a film made in the ‘60’s! 😉
This one spoke to me today!
“There is only one decision you need to make; either you are working at your Freedom, or you are accepting your Bondage.”
— Robert Adams
NEVER get tired of #SteveMartin 👍🤣🙏
Regardless of your political leanings, if you value at all the freedoms that the USA affords to us all, please take this advice to heart, so that all of us can continue to enjoy all our freedoms, including the freedom of free speech and the right to disagree civilly with our fellow citizens.