Re: Tragedy

[Kurt Cagle <cagle@olywa.net>]

I do not cry often. I wept today and I raged, angry that others have done
this to us, angry that we have reached a position in this world where others
see us in this manner.

I walked in the shadow of the World Trade center earlier this year. When I
was much younger I routinely rode the underground into the mall at the base
of the Pentagon. I saw the people there for what they were. People. Not
drones, not evil bureaucrats, but simply people doing a job. It puts things
into perspective, painfully so.

-- Kurt

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sean B. Palmer" <sean@mysterylights.com>
To: "Ranjeeth Kumar Thunga" <rkthunga@humanmarkup.org>
Cc: <humanmarkup-comment@lists.oasis-open.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 10:46 AM
Subject: Re: Tragedy


> > We have somewhat hidden or obscure our idealism,
> > as part of the HumanMarkup effort.  Yet, the utter
> > terrible reality of human conflict is right outside my
> > window--literally.  I have seen, from my view in Jersey
> > City, the utter destruction of the World Trade Center.
>
> I'm not sure that I can really add anything to what you have expressed,
> Ranjeeth, except my utter condolances to anyone who is involved. When
> viewing our projects highly utopian and idealistic aims in this light, the
> commendability and practicality of what we are trying to do becomes ever
> more enhanced.
>
> "The price of liberty is eternal vigilance." - Thomas Jefferson
>
> I'm sure that the full horror of what has happened won't be unfolded and
> fully grasped for many days/weeks/months. I don't really know what else to
> say, except that I hope all of the people who recieve this mail are safe
> and well, and as fine as one can be after such a terrible event.
Hopefully,
> this will bring governments closer together, and strengthen their resolve
> to bring peace to the world.
>
> --
> Kindest Regards,
> Sean B. Palmer
> @prefix : <http://webns.net/roughterms/> .
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>
>
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