“To me, there are three things we all should do every day. We should do this every day of our lives. Number one is laugh. You should laugh every day. Number two is think. You should spend some time in thought. And Number three is, you should have your emotions moved to tears, could be happiness or joy. But think about it. If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that’s a full day. That’s a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you’re going to have something special.” * Jim Valvano, NC State Basketball Coach, 1980-1990
We had such a great time last night – as Bahá’ís, we celebrated the birth of Bahá’u’lláh (Arabic for “The Glory of God”). Religious beliefs aside, I have to tell you that there just aren’t many groups as diverse, hopeful, and service-oriented as Bahá’ís. It makes it alot of fun to be at our parties. Since you couldn’t join us, I’ll give you a little peek into an all out joy fest!
We warmed up the crowd with a little break-dancing, Latino style. Stories were shared and some Irish folk dancing. We learned and sang a prayer, using sign language too. Voted for most creative dessert. Had many chances to re-connect with friends. Enjoyed some live music. Then the music (and the tall guy in the back!) inspired a conga line, and the dancing didn’t stop for the next 2 hours! There was an impromptu meeting of the “Tall” club (the shorty in red is 6’4″!) Parents had fun with their kids. Kids had fun with their siblings. We enjoyed some hot tea and all those creative desserts from earlier! The dancing continued… Not everyone was in to it though. Some went so far as to employ techniques of civil disobedience to prevent their mom (me) from dragging them out on to the dance floor with her.
In summary, that diverse, one-human-family loving group all went away with even bigger smiles on their faces.
(This wasn’t everyone – just the ones that closed the place down!)
