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]

回复“子乔”：新闻报道也是这么说，是外来雇的人来捣乱，来打砸破坏的。这种经历对孩子来说也是一种体验。谢谢子乔留言。

[ziqiao123]

我有好几个朋友的小孩子在那里上学，所以各种渠道来的消息很多，也很杂。学生们还是和平示威的，据说是外来了100多个不明人士引起的骚乱，让孩子注意安全。

[暖冬cool夏]

回复“oncemm”：Overall I am not worrying, as far as the world is at peace. 你的暖妈叫得好，有叫我暖冬，冬妹妹，暖mm, 凉mm,今天多了个暖妈，看来大家喜欢前两个字，特别是第一字。哈哈。希望你的感冒好的差不多了。周末快乐！

[Once-always]

暖妈爱女，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]

回复“迩东”：大人其实已经习惯了，不像刚去的前一两年，现在也不担心了。谢谢迩东，迩东周末愉快！

[暖冬cool夏]

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

[erdong]

女儿很懂事，知道父母会担心。

[狮子羔羊]

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]

回复“游士”：孩子比我们关心时事、政治，但比我们经历的事情少，担心是正常的，我们也是她在美国的唯一亲人。是啊，反对暴力！谢游士再度光临。等你明天的大作！

[彩烟游士]

真是好女儿，时刻想着爸爸妈妈的安危。我们要支持和平的示威，但坚决反对暴力:)