Forest picked a very interesting video to blog about. It was a video that showed a group of people skating, and teaching younger children to skate. I wanted to write a response to this not to argue with Forest that he wasn't clear, or I didn't agree with him, but to simply add to what I thought the video was. Yes, it did show how different skating was in Kabul compared to anywhere in America, but I think that this video was a lot deeper than that.
Life in Kabul is rougher than any of us will ever experience. We complain that gas prices are too high, or something else in our lives is not how we want them, but do we not realize how much we take for granted? Most people would most likely agree that when you see a skate boarder the first word that comes to mind is "Punk." At one time Skate boarding was all the rave. If you didn't have skate shoes and baggy pants you were not considered cool. At least that's how it was for me growing up. Now compare what skate boarding is here to what it is in Kabul. These children and young adults are not merely skating because they think it is cool. These people are using skate boarding as a way of hope, and security. It is safe to say that almost nothing has stayed very constant in most of these kids' lives except for violence. Now that they have skating, they have something that will always be there for them. Now, they are trying to get younger children involved with it. It seemed to me like it was almost comparable to a type of schooling program. I think that what these people are doing over there is very helpful, and that more people should be doing things similar to this. Whether it be skate boarding, or any other activity that we so often take for granted, because it will give one of these people reason, and hope, in a society where there is very little. Here is a link to the origonal post. http://for-eis.blogspot.com/
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