Rev. Danny Fisher

“A backer of Mir Hossein Mousavi helps evacuate an injured riot-police officer during riots in Tehran on June 13, 2009.” Photo by Olivier Laban-Mattei for the Agence France-Presse.
Over at Shambhala Sun Space, Steve Silberman reflects on one image of compassion (above) amidst the chaos following the contested presidential election in Iran.

By aiding a man who was, temporarily, his “enemy,” the young Mousavi supporter in green sent a powerful message to the world: ultimately, we’re all on the same side. We can “vote” every day to create more suffering in the universe, or help relieve it, in whatever situations we find ourselves in.