Showing posts with label revolutionaries. Show all posts
Showing posts with label revolutionaries. Show all posts

Monday, August 23, 2010

Let the world change you and you can change the world



This is not a story of incredible heroism, or merely the narrative of a cynic; at least I do not mean it to be. It is a glimpse of two lives that ran parallel for a time, with similar hopes and convergent dreams.



Oh man, I love this quote. I know a lot of people give Che flack for being the poster boy for American middle-class radical wannabes, but I really admire what he tried to accomplish, the egalitarian principles he fought for. His trip across South America is also something I can relate to. When you travel you're changed by the people you meet and the experiences you gather. Though to be sure Che saw a lot more poverty and suffering than I did on my trip. Seeing "The Motorcycle Diaries" not only made me want to learn Spanish, but also to explore a continent that I still don't know much about.

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

November 11th

Hanged: Ned Kelly & Nat Turner
Born: Kurt Vonnegut & Fyodor Dostoevsky