Olympics

Children in the US are not taught to appreciate what goes on in the Olympics, and how much work and dedication it takes to get there. I never was, and I still don't fully understand the reasoning behind all the pomp that comes with the Olympics. The only way I was vaguely able to understand reasoning behind it was by reading Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, in which Harry attends the World Cup for Quidditch. I wish that our world were more like theirs, where there are reasons (even if diabolical ones) for hatred and evil, instead of just stupid people with guns fighting wars they don't fully understand.