Saturday, August 9, 2008

Beijing Summer Olympics 2008 Opening Ceremony

I was mesmerized.

The numbers were staggering: 15,000 people performing for an audience of 91,000.

The pyrotechnics were stupendous. The technology was stupefying. Many people have life-changing events that shape the course of their existence. In Beijing, the Olympics opening ceremony on Friday, August 8, was a world-changing event.

As I watched, awestruck, I realized that I was witnessing the last time one civilization would gaze upon the splendor of another and realize that a new world had just opened up.

If you'll excuse me, I'm going to figure out what I need to do to learn Chinese.

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