This is so interesting to me!  I have made friends with a girl from Iran through this blog over the past year.  She reached out to me after finding our blog doing a random internet search, and we have been sharing pictures and stories with each other for over a year now.  I’ve learned a lot about the people of Iran and how they are more like us than we think, or than I thought.  They do not like their government, and many of them would like their country to be free just like ours.  It’s so sad, and we are so blessed we don’t have anyone telling us what to wear and what to believe.  Imagine having to go to jail, or even be killed for not wearing something over your head when you go outside.  That’s the pressure these Iranian girls are living under.  Today.  21st century.  It breaks my heart, but gives me hope that we are finally able to communicate… to get to know each other, to realize that we are not all that different after all.  We truly are all in this together.

http://www.pagef30.com/2009/04/iran-in-1970s-before-islamic-revolution.html?m=1

Maybe someday they can be free just like us and my friend can celebrate her freedom with me.  I hope this brings light to you that the people of Iran do want change.  We just need to pray that somehow they can rise up, challenge their governors, and feel freedom.  Although at times it can be frustrating living in the U.S., we are so free.  We need to feel it, embrace it, and remember it more often.  Or at least I do.