It is 7th of July

It is 7th of July, I am on a tube to Wimbledon to see men’s semi finals. There is a two minutes silence in the office to commemorate the ones who were killed in last year’s bombing in London. Across London, there are various of memorial services to remember the death and injured.

There are some light showers during the day, as if it knows the pain the city and the nations suffered one year ago. The matched are delayed due to the rain, but when it finally starts at 3 pm, the stadium is absolutely packed. During the breaks, people walk around and have their favourite summer drink “the pimms”. It looks just like an ordinary day. I am impressed by the resilience and upbeat spirits of the people here, and indeed this is what we need for this great city that should never be let down by any terrors. This is a city that has been through a lot. It survived horrendous bombings during the second world war.

I have to admit this is just kind of the attitude that I like about the people and the nation. It is important to remember the death, the existence of terrorism, but more importantly, for the people who are living, life should be cheerful, fun and most importantly worry free. When I was at the USA during the post 9’11 period, I often felt the government is intimidating the nation and its people by the propaganda on the war towards terrorism – we are at war, and it is inmiment, look at our enemies, they are using all kind of mass destruction weapons against us. The anthrax thing was unfortunate amid of all the after shock. It is by no means a normal life if people start reporting white powder popping up everywhere, which later on all turn out to be either baby powder or just coax. Mentally and psychologically, this kind of propaganda only pushes the nation down to a very unhealthy and depressing situation. And I am not convinced that what the people needed at that point.

Life, as the way it is, is in the hands of people who are alive, and we should never live in fear. I agree as the government needs to do for national security but the blasting of terror and war every day is not needed. Put the shadow behind us, remember the death and the pain but move on to a hopefully better future.

Wimbledon is nice, the stadium is massive and I also enjoyed my walk to southfield.