Don't rain on parade of others
<p><span word="People">People</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="praying">praying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="August">August</span> 8 - <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="party">party</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="rains">rains</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="wet">wet</span> <span word="blanket">blanket</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="curtailed">curtailed</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="god">god</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thunder">thunder</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="arrange">arrange</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="rainy">rainy</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sunny">sunny</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="do">do</span>? <span word="Would">Would</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spoil">spoil</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="party">party</span>? <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="benign">benign</span> <span word="god">god</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="happily">happily</span> <span word="bestow">bestow</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rain">rain</span>-<span word="free">free</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="disappointing">disappointing</span> <span word="a">a</span> 1.3 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span>? <span word="The">The</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="schadenfreude">schadenfreude</span>.</p><p><span word="Rational">Rational</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="engage">engage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="harm">harm</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="controlled">controlled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="beings">beings</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="rationality">rationality</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elements">elements</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="beings">beings</span>, <span word="hopefully">hopefully</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="argument">argument</span> <span word="holds">holds</span> <span word="water">water</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="platform">platform</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="showcase">showcase</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="best">best</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="includes">includes</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="policies">policies</span>, <span word="actions">actions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pursuits">pursuits</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="juncture">juncture</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="statements">statements</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="solve">solve</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="delve">delve</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="grievances">grievances</span>. <span word="Whether">Whether</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="legitimate">legitimate</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="principle">principle</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="politics">politics</span>; <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="finesse">finesse</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="ruin">ruin</span> <span word="another">another</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="festivity">festivity</span>.</p>
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