Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending a presentation by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama at the University of Maryland. He was a charming man who had the most incredible laugh and sense of humor. He spoke peace and about seeing one another as humans first, not as blacks, white, Catholics, Buddhists, Jews, Americans, Tibetans, etc. He also told the audience to always remember that no one wakes up and decides, “Today, I don’t want to be happy.” We are all trying to find what makes us truly happy, and every human being has the right to do so. It was a great experience and I am glad to have had the opportunity to go. How many people can say they’ve seen the Dalai Lama?! (OK, maybe a lot… but it still felt pretty darn special.)
It was also great to see His Holiness in a Terps visor — too funny 🙂
Go Terps!
A Smith of All Trades 
Loved seeing him as well! So very inspiring.