Elsa Mora

The Elections.

(From my sketchbook)

Even though I can't participate in the electionts today (because I'm not a USA citizen), I vote for the kind of peace and mutual understanding that doesn't include someone else telling me how to think. I elect to use my own pair of eyes, in politics as well as in every other aspect of life. I vote for respecting our differences, for tolerance, for love and progress. I vote for a world where every person can be who he/she really is without fearing rejection from other human beings. 

As John Lennon said:

...you may say 
I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one
I hope some day you'll join us
And the world will be as one

 

Have you heard of Rodriguez? What an amazing and touching story. A man to love.

Bill treated me to Searching for Sugar Man last night, an award winning true-story movie about Rogriguez (see trailer above). I left the theater with tears all over my face and a touched heart. If you haven't heard of Rodriguez I absolutely recommend that you see Looking for Sugar Man, you will be grateful.

This movie tells you the story of one of the most authentic, pure and inspiring artists that I have ever heard of. He's now on my top list of inspiring people. I'm playing his music repeatedely this morning.

I won't tell you too much so you can discover him on your own. I leave you with two songs below (pay attention to the poetry of the lirics). He's 70 years old now and worked in construction until recently. Nobody knew about him in the USA until this movie came out.

Bill said it better here!

I have fallen in love with this song.