Thank goodness we have our computers to watch the fabulous athletes competing in the Paralympics in London, including the sold-out opening ceremony featuring Stephen Hawking.
We in the United States can't see the Paralympians our televisions like in the rest of the developed world. The games are barely covered in major United States newspapers.
Does this have anything to do with our being on the top of our own world hierarchy, and that we overly value bodies that are on the top of our body hierarchy? Just another example of the richness of life we miss by looking at the world from the top.
You'll enjoy the article below.
http://london2012.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/31/its-a-shame-paralympic-opening-ceremony-wasnt-seen-by-all/
