Comments on: COMMENTS, thank you

By: Helen

Helen — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:05:18 +0000

Thank you so much for highlighting this Pia. I’ve added a link to the petition on my blog too. There is also another petition at http://www.freetibet.org calling for journalists to be allowed back into Tibet. I spent two years living in Dharamsala so I know from first hand experience how much the Tibetans need our support to keep their wonderful culture alive. We need to do everything we can to keep this in the media spotlight.

By: Pia

Pia — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:33:17 +0000

thank you itsasne. thank you tempest del fuego. i can’t tell you both what it means to me that you have taken a moment to comment on this sensitive topic. please continue to spread the word, this moment is so very very crucial to the survival of tibetans. so crucial. i urge everyone not to underestimate your usefulness by signing the petition. As my friend said to me, just ask yourself if you think it is more useful NOT to sign petitions: one way has a chance of a positive effect, the other has none.

By: itsasne

itsasne — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:33:05 +0000

I was left speachless by your post. I didn’t know what to comment, in fact I still don’t. I’ve been signing petitions sent by friends (and then the one you posted), while deep down feeling like what I was doing was so insignificant, so futile. Considering what is happening in Tibet, how could I feel that signing a petition was a good enough response/action? Until I read the fantastic quote in Tempa’s blog: ‘Almost everything you do will seem insignificant, but it’s important that you do it’ Gandhi. With that new perspective in mind, I kept on sending e-mails and forwarding information. It was a nice reminder of the fact that we are not alone in this, and that however small our steps may seem, they are taking us somewhere.
Thanks for your moving post, for all the information on Tibet, for introducing us to Tenpa…

By: tempestdelfuego

tempestdelfuego — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:35:26 +0000

Pia, thanks for the links and the touching posts. I am linking to you on my blog to keep this alive.

By: Pia

Pia — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:01:02 +0000

oh thank you sofia! im so glad you’ve posted, it means so much to me. If I am most passionate about anything, it is this topic. Ethnic influences in all our work is so apparent - if we lose a country and people like the Tibetans, we lose our inspiration, and hence our individual flare. I will talk more about this soon. I have some fabulous posts coming up!

By: sofia

sofia — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:35:31 +0000

I’ve posted yesterday, I linked to your post and blog (because your words are strong and touching) and to the petition. I’m going to look at all the links (and sign the petitions) you posted. Once again thanks Pia.