On paper I would be a rather bold individual in our culture.

Change is no threat to culture.

The world in which you were born is just one model of reality. Other cultures are not failed attempts at being YOU: they are unique manifestations of the human spirit.

Cultural survival is not about preservation, sequestering indigenous peoples in enclaves like some sort of zoological specimens. Change itself does note destroy a culture. All societies are constantly evolving. Indeed a culture survives when it has enough confidence in its past and enough say in its future to maintain its spirit and essence through all the changes it will inevitably undergo.

We had one individual who donated $200 directly to our paper without accepting a single ticket and said he just wanted to help out with what we are doing. Twenty percent of the donations we have after the cost of the drawing are going towards a foundation protecting and promoting freedom in Iran. The other 80 percent goes to the newspaper. We are not funded by the university, and we don't accept a dime from them.

We would rather have our employees running our business.