Glorious anthem. Russia has a remarkable heritage of inspiring music. Glad the Cold War is over. Glad we are friends with the Russians. Wish we were friends with everyone.
The current movie Babel shows the main problem -- the world speaks so many radically different languages we have a terrible time understanding each other. If there is one Bible story that makes the most sense, it's the Tower of Babel.
Amazing what the Earth could do if its peoples spoke the same language.
Now, with so many competing tongues -- too many translations, too many interpretations, too many ambiguities. Basically, all peoples want pretty much the same things. Understanding each other better would greatly facilitate cooperation.
End of Holiday Sermon X (for the 10th day, not the rating).
