I have not seen the movie yet- but will be seeing it on Saturday. I finally completed reading "Les Miserables" it is an amazing book full of colorful characters. My favorite was Enjolras, I could relate to him personality wise, and the act that we both are very passionate about what we believe in. I'm the moderator of a facebook group called; "The Coffee House" for intellectual discussions, and a subgroup of the "Coffee House" for political activism. Like Enjolras, I'm a leader of a bunch of passionate and amazing young people. I'm honored to be there, and honored to have an amazing bunch. Something Enjolras said struck me though; "we are under the eyes of the Revolution, we are the priests of the Republic, we are the victims of duty, and must not be possible to slander our combat."- he said that after executing a man who murdered an innocent. I was thinking about that quote, and how it applies to us. Don't get me wrong, we aren't revolutionaries and we do not have anybody who killed innocents. But we are under the eyes of the world, they are watching our every step. When we are on the campaign trail, at the "barricade" (of political signs), with our families. The world wants to see us fall, but we should try our best to remain blameless and pure. We do not want them to talk "slander" about our actions, then in turn it will ruin our whole course. Remember to keep your eyes on what is right. It is impossible to be right all the time, but in public try your best--- the world is watching.
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