I highly recommend watching War Dance. It's the perfect example of how joy and suffering works together in our lives to bring out the deepest strength and the greatest beauty imaginable.
The film has us walk with a handful of Ugandan children who have experienced more pain than we will ever know. I was offered a glimpse of their aching hearts. It made me think of my students. They haven't suffered to the same extent, but many of them know pain. The Ugandan children, in this one particular school, found joy, purpose, and healing in their music and dance. They were preparing to compete in a national competition. I loved hearing them speak about the competition, because they sounded just like my students. Children everywhere are competitive and want to believe they are the best in the world. I was also moved by their understanding that this competition wasn't just about them, they were representing their whole tribe, their people. We are so individualistic in the US, that we miss out on this kind of connectedness.
It was beautiful!
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