It was a Revolution!

Discovery #44: A stubborn dictator can only survive on his own ego for so long.

We were just outside of Old City, Jerusalem when we heard the news. The owner of the restaurant we were eating at gave us free dessert when we told him we had come from Cairo a week ago. We started singing the following song. 

On the bus, the driver turned on the news and we broke out clapping. We were on the Arab bus and people began carrying on in Arabic. The two words I heard were "mish," which means no, and "Mubarak." In other words, as ismubarakstillpresident.com says: 

I am so proud of and happy for the Egyptian people, for the non-violent approach they took and for their determination. Yet, three weeks of protests have taken their toll. People haven't been able to work for days and many of them only have money to live day by day, building have been burned and the police force was run off the street. And, sadly, Human Rights Watch has estimated that over 300 people died in this uprising. 1000memories.com has build a beautiful site to remember and honor these people.

Egypt is faced now with many challenges - the challenge of creating a democratic government for the first time in their country's history, the challenge of building back up their economy, and the challenge of grieving for their sons and daughters who died while celebrating the cause they lived for.

So, now that Mubarak has stepped down, let us not forget to pray for and think of Egypt. They have a long road ahead of them, but they're on the right track.