Every four years the summer Olympic games take place.
The London games start today - but they really are much more than games.
They serve to unite the world - at least for a time - with a common sense of purpose.
Community events are like that too - like our Rhythm and Roots Reunion festival, Border Bash, and others.
They provide a common ground, a common thread, to bring us together. And that is a good thing.
And we don't have to wait four years until the next one.
