Beijing's mayor wants to speed up of the demolition of poorest neighborhoods in China's capital as part of preparations for the 2008 Olympics. Part of the effort targets destitute areas known as "inner city villages" — where many of the residents are rural migrants. The Beijing Daily, the authoritative (and only, I believe) newspaper of the city's Communist Party committee, said about a third of these areas designated for destruction have been torn down, with the rest to be finished by the end of 2006.
We have to look good at all costs!
No mention is made in the article of what the people that lived there are going to do now? Wow.
It brings to mind 1 Samuel 16:7, Samuel is asked by God to anoint the next king of Israel. After looking at Jesse's first son, Eliab, Samuel remarks, "Surely this is the Lord's anointed." God replies: "Looks aren't everything. Don't be impressed with his looks and stature. I've already eliminated him. GOD judges persons differently than humans do. Men and women look at the face; GOD looks into the heart."
Do we concentrate too much on what's outside?
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