Where is America headed? (A Journal)

The daughter called me last night, saying she just wanted a chat. Then she detailed what happened on the campus, and how she tried to avoid the violent people by taking a different route on the way home, but still came across a guy with blood all over his head. My girl, whose communication with us is mostly through texting, voluntarily called me, and her topic this time was different. I sensed spontaneously how she felt in that situation. She said she was worried that Mom and Dad may possibly get detained at the airport one day,  if the detainment is not limited to the citizens of those seven countries in the future. I comforted her that it wouldn't happen, and if it ever would, nothing we can do now. "So don't worry over the things that are beyond our power or will. Stay safe, and enjoy your last semester there", said I. The phone was hung up later, but it made me search all the related news online in the next hours. ...Where is America headed?

 

I still have not finished Reading Lolita in Tehran, a book I started late November. I am such a slow reader, constantly interrupted by something else. I will finish it by this month, for sure. Knowing so little about the history of Iran, I found the reading provocative, to know the war in Iran, the Islamic tyranny, and how the writer cherished American dream and yearned for American freedom, through her reading and teaching of American literature. But what kind of freedom we should go after? Shall we still value the freedom of speech if it makes us feel unsafe?

[暖冬cool夏]

回複“子喬”：新聞報道也是這麽說，是外來雇的人來搗亂，來打砸破壞的。這種經曆對孩子來說也是一種體驗。謝謝子喬留言。

[ziqiao123]

我有好幾個朋友的小孩子在那裏上學，所以各種渠道來的消息很多，也很雜。學生們還是和平示威的，據說是外來了100多個不明人士引起的騷亂，讓孩子注意安全。

[暖冬cool夏]

回複“oncemm”：Overall I am not worrying, as far as the world is at peace. 你的暖媽叫得好，有叫我暖冬，冬妹妹，暖mm, 涼mm,今天多了個暖媽，看來大家喜歡前兩個字，特別是第一字。哈哈。希望你的感冒好的差不多了。周末快樂！

[Once-always]

暖媽愛女，好幸福的一家。I wouldn't worry too much about our country's fate. Afterall, it counts on its people not its leader. :)

[暖冬cool夏]

回複“邇東”：大人其實已經習慣了，不像剛去的前一兩年，現在也不擔心了。謝謝邇東，邇東周末愉快！

[暖冬cool夏]

回複“獅子羔羊”：Hope you are right, and I believe so. Time will tell. Thank you for your visit. Have a nice weekend!

[erdong]

女兒很懂事，知道父母會擔心。

[獅子羔羊]

I have faith in the American system, what we are experiencing is a side track. The country will get back to where it should. proud of being American !

[暖冬cool夏]

回複“遊士”：孩子比我們關心時事、政治，但比我們經曆的事情少，擔心是正常的，我們也是她在美國的唯一親人。是啊，反對暴力！謝遊士再度光臨。等你明天的大作！

[彩煙遊士]

真是好女兒，時刻想著爸爸媽媽的安危。我們要支持和平的示威，但堅決反對暴力:)