I have been reading a book, "Reading Lolita in Tehran." It is a fascinating view of life in Tehran for those who have independent thinking. I have a new respect for the women and men who maintain their faith under adversity. I have a new compassion for what the women in this country have gone through and continue to suffer from the intense fear that some humans have and how it exhibits itself through hatred and brutality toward the very thing(s) they fear. Most of the fear is internal and self centered. It appears to me to be a fear of the very essence of our humanity be that our sexuality, self, safety, etc. Maybe that is what we fear the most, ourselves. Instead of fixing ourselves we set out to destroy each other and what we preceive as the faults of others. In the end who do we really destroy. It is a very thought provoking book.