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THE "GOLD BRACELET"
Landmark Arts Theatre at Keystone-at-the-Crossing, Indianapolis
April 29, 2006
A BRIEF REFLECTION AND INTRODUCTION
 
 
The movie "Gold Bracelet directed by Kavi Raz is about us!
The English poet Robert Blake once wrote:
"Clasp hands and know the thoughts of men in other lands."
Now the people of other lands are among us.
We must know about ourselves, our new neighbors
Our new pioneers who have arrived here with their
Hopes, talents, dreams, and cultures.

As a multi-cultural, multi-faith, multi-ethnic American tapestry
A colorful parade of people, traditions, and customs
Multi-faceted interests, experiences, heritage and visions
Americans today represent many spectrums of
Thoughts, perspectives, and responses;
Diverse expectations and understandings about
Life, Liberty, and Happiness.
We are striving and excelling in the pursuit of our destiny
Under the American spacious skies
A destiny, unlike any other nation in the history of human civilization.
 
In this unimagined story of a providentially-inspired gathering:
Our individual dreams and aspirations must flourish;
Our collective will to shape "a more perfect Union" must triumph.
We are children of One Creator;
We are members of One Human Family;
We are all citizens of One Great Nation.
Every citizen has a responsibility to honor and safeguard the nation and each other;
The nation has a moral and constitutional responsibility to provide equal justice,
opportunity and protect the sacred rights of each citizen. Government alone cannot do
this task. Together we Americans must get fully engaged in this effort to learn about
each other.

The "Gold Bracelet" is a powerful reminder that we have a great distance to travel
towards each other, to know one another and celebrate our common humanity;
thread our special strengths and appreciate our emerging cultural textures. It is up
to up to each one of us to widen the circle and make room at the table for the new
pioneer, new trailblazers, and our expanded dreams. Language, culture, distinct
identity, and unfamiliar customs must no longer be a barrier in shaping our
common and collective dreams. Let us go beyond the lessons of the movie and
create opportunities to know each other as fellow Hoosiers, as fellow Americans.

                             Kanwal Prakash "KP" Singh


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