of perspectives

all this while,
i've been enamoured by the olympics opening ceremony and the floating torch-bearer.
and
i've been preoccupied by the quiz tomorrow.

and on the other side of the world,
2 countries and 2 separatist governments are at war.
all in the name of souverignity.
and still, no peace corridor has been extended by the leaders yet.
leaving the wounded and journalists trapped in basements, ruins and most horrifyingly, a near-collapse hospital.

and as usual,
it puts life to perspective.

the olympics doesn't hold the usual glamour and anticipation for me now.
it seems more of a facade for politicians to mingle and put on their best peace-keeping faces.
and it takes attention away from every other world crisis.
while Aussie tv has been showing images of Steph Rice breaking the world record, nothing has been said about the South Ossetia war, other than a few passing sentences on the 6pm news.

and tomorrow, more images of olympic winnings will be shown on TV
and
we will be having panic attacks at a test that has only 16 MCQs
and
we will obsess over every little detail of neuroanatomy.

such perspectives.