I am sad, of course, that I have been separated from my country, and my family, and that even now, in old age, I am not back home. I am sad that there has been so much violence and suffering in my life. I am now seventy-four. I am still in exile, and Tibet is still not free. I still hope, and who knows? Even the Chinese do not believe in communism anymore, so maybe in time the dharma will spread from Tibet into China. We should always live in hope.