The Bull That Wouldn't Fight

This incredible photo marks the end of Matador Torero Alvaro Munera's career. He collapsed in remorse mid-fight when he realized he was having to prompt this otherwise gentle beast to fight. He went on to become an avid opponent of bullfights. (The look on this bull's face says it all for me. Even grievously wounded by picadors, he did not attack this man.)

Or so the story goes. It was subsequently proven that this story was not true.

However, the authenticity of the story does not matter as much as the message it conveys. To me, it is compellingly symbolic of the struggle of the Dalai Lama against the Chinese. I think the greatest tragedy has been that the Chinese have not been able to find in their collective psyche, compassion and tolerance of diversity. They are yet to find in themselves what Munera found in himself.