...You've got to cry without weeping,
Talk without speaking,
Scream without raising your voice,
you know I took the poison, from the poison stream
and floated out of here...

U2 never cease to amaze me. Just when I think that I have seen and heard all there is to see and hear from them, they come up with something new (and just as intriguing). On Saturday, one of my dreams came true for the second time--I saw them live. Of course, I once again was extremely jealous of all the people in the rows in front of the stage and was almost disappointed when I saw that a large majority of those people didn't even seem that excited to be where they were (what a waste of next-to-stage space, I thought)... but I digress. Whenever I'm at a concert, I always wonder how people who can stand united by an artist (or even just by one song) can stand so far apart otherwise. Of course, at concerts all talk of ridding the world of poverty, AIDS, war, and suffering are applauded and cheered loudly. But then the concert ends, the lights come on, and reality hits. And people forget what they had been cheering about just moments earlier. So, is that hypocrisy or weakness? Why do most of us do nothing if we feel so strongly about these issues? I don't take myself out of the crowds of people I am describing, but I have pondered this many times.

Here is something I came across recently that I think is worth taking a glance at: http://www.one.org/
The ONE Campaign to fight AIDS and poverty. Doesn't require much, but support can go a long way. Check it out, if you want to move out of the habit of just forgetting your promises when the lights come on.