olympic torch

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The Torch in the photo was constructed with spring season flowers. Wonder how many flowers needed and how much time required to construct this? Wow! What joy to see this!

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The Chinese must be really proud and excited that China is hosting this auspicious Olympic Games in Beijing on August 8th (080808).

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The Torch reached the peak of Mt Everest, the highest mountain in the world, on May 8th. May the flame of hope, harmony and peace reign in the lands around the mountain range.

olympic games

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It is upsetting to read the unhappiness caused on the forthcoming Olympic Games to be held in Beijing, China.

Why is the Games being politicized? Why turn this Olympics into pressure cooker for the country that is hosting this event? Why rally boycott to the Games or Lighting the Olympic Torch?

Why are the Tibetans from within the country and those living abroad decided to take the event to stage their protests? Why are the human rights groups advocating and causing such violence and hatred? What is freedom? What is peace? Remember the ones who stand to lose are the nationals living there...not the human rights advocates!

Surely those Tibetans living abroad are more constructive in building their own country which is already in dire state rather than focusing on anger and chaos! Why self-destruct? Did the exiled leader Dalai Lama not advocate non-violence to peace?

Why has Steven Spielberg pulled the stunt to exit being artistic director? What has politics got to do with the Olympic Games?

Then there is the issue where athletes and sportspersons take performance enhanced drug to show their prowess? Where are the talents and skills that man espoused?

Eric Liddell, who ran 4 events in a day and won, explicitly said that the power comes from within -- not with help from without! Certainly not with the help of some performance enhanced drug just to win a medal!