是啊,这么大的聚会恐怕是后无来者了。。。John Burns今天在纽约时报撰文,将令人眩晕的开幕式全景观视为古罗马以来最雄伟的公众展示之一。但是,最后能让他三十五年前在天安门一个准马拉松坚持到终点,以及周日马拉松各国运动员到终点的,是很多普通老百姓的加油声。
Mercy Corps有一点做得比较好,不定期的对他们四川赈灾的活动做一些报道,从个人的角度。其中Roger Burks八月九日的一篇短文很让我感动:
“Transformation is happening throughout the country, but I think that the real change is hundreds of miles away from Beijing's stunning Olympic sites — in earthquake-stricken Sichuan Province.
It's in Sichuan where displaced Chinese families are determined to drive their own rebuilding and recovery. It's in Sichuan where donations and volunteers from other Chinese provinces are telling those families that they're not alone. It's in Sichuan where local organizations are helming the relief efforts, ushering in a new era of civic action and social support.
Even with the inevitable obstacles and missteps, this change is amazing to witness — and difficult to leave. I'd already fallen in love with China's people and spirit on previous visits, and last week only deepened that for me.
After I'd flown to Beijing from Sichuan's capital, Chengdu, on Friday, I found out that — just minutes after our plane took off — another aftershock had hit the region. I immediately started pulling up stories to see what I could learn: what areas were most affected and how many were hurt. It's never easy to hear about a disaster and consider the consequences, but it's especially hard just hours after meeting survivors who have already lost so much. ”