Happy Chinese New Year

Hal gave the stick to the small boy and told him to strike the gong three times. The little boy passed it to his younger brother. Slowly the gong made its way around the room until 108 bongs had been reached to welcome in the Chinese New Year, the year of the rooster. The group was made up of Americans, Chinese, French, Swiss and who knows what other nationalities. Many of the people didn’t know each other, but we all knew Karen, head of International Bridges for Justice www.ibj.org and support her work in helping Asian countries develop their legal systems. One of the most wonderful things I find about Geneva besides the richness of mingling with many nationalities, is the number of people who really care about making the world better.