The meaning of Olympic

People have start to forget the other meaning behind the Olympic games.

This have to track back to a few thousands years ago start from the ancient Greece. There are many separated countries such as Athens, Sparta, Olympia and many more unlike the united Greece today. Wars between these country are often. The Olympic event was first started in the sanctuary for the Greeks' mighty gods and goddesses in Olympia. Then the event grew larger and it became a competition between the countries. Each of the country will send out their best athletes to compete with other country in the games.

At ancients, the game was held in every 4 year. During the Olympic year, truce among all countries are announce. If war is ongoing, soldiers have to lay down their weapons during that year no matter what. This is to make sure all the participants and audiences of the games to have a safe journey to the mount Olympus.

Today, this event is still on going. However, the great nations leaders seems like forgotten the other meaning of the game - Truce among nations during the Olympic event. Sadly, the war between Russia and Georgia are proudly started just before the Olympic games. When the games started, the war should be stopped and yet the fight between them continue as it is. Can't the UN do something to stop this war at least for this moment? Can't the Olympic games committees do something over this? How come the westerners do not make noises over this issue while they only know how to interrupt the easterners on holding this grand event.