Watching the news about North Korea, you hear what sounds like posturing from both sides. There is an element of wondering whether there really is a wolf at the door – or are people just crying wolf. But there are good people mixed up in all this. Already I know of one guy that has died, nobody knows exactly why, we can’t ask him.
Today I discovered that somebody I know, one of the kindest most gentle people I have had the pleasure to meet, is taking a leading role in dealing with the situation. This guy doesn’t do posturing – he is an honest person that, I believe, is putting himself on the line for us. True, there is nobody shooting at him, but the pressure of the situation must be immense, and I am sure had a big part to play in the death of the first guy.
Hearing he was there has really brought home how serious this is. It really isn’t US rhetoric. It isn’t the politics we have seen elsewhere – he isn’t a supporter of the US political views of the world. I don’t feel like laughing tonight.