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Thu Sep 13 2001

i woke up angry today. and damn it, i have a right to be. doesn't mean i'm out bashing people, doesn't mean i condone it. i don't need lessons on how to conduct myself in public nor how to treat those around me. and i don't need lessons on what the koran or any other religious writings offer.

i could make a list for what angers me, but what's the point? i know it already, and that's all that counts. i hope this feeling passes soon, but for now, that's where i am, that's how i feel, and that's that.

6 Comments
  • From:
    Witchgrl (Legacy)
    On:
    Thu Sep 13 2001
    Some of those same thoughts occured to me while at work today. What I really wanted to do, was stay home with my child and hug her and hold her...cause one of those precious babies on those planes could have been mine. And I looked at other employees and wondered about a few who seems completely oblivious and unconcerned about this tragedy, let alone what this may mean in regards to our way of life. And then to see those people chearing the death of innocents people...yes, I felt that hate too. Just don't forget to tell those you love...."I love you."

    amy
  • From:
    Slipperman (Legacy)
    On:
    Thu Sep 13 2001
    i had the good fortune of not seeing anyone act unconcerned about the attacks or the celebrations at our tragedy. something in me remains saddened and detached from the human race at the same time. when palestinians, israelis, and africans are killed in masse, i wonder about each of their individual lives, how they just wanted to get through the day, grow up, get old, etc. american lives are no more or less valuable than the lives of anyone else's in the world. this is everyone's problem. when will we ever learn to settle our differences peacefully before we become extinct?
  • From:
    Sezrah (Legacy)
    On:
    Thu Sep 13 2001
    i think it's times like this that soberingly bring us to our knees in thankfulness for all the richness that we do possess, and for the blessing of life itself
    i am scared
    i will only feel safe when my loved one is safe, i wonder when that will be

    sez
  • From:
    Salamander (Legacy)
    On:
    Thu Sep 13 2001
    September 11 I saw nobody acting unconcerned. We were glued to televisions and radios. We were sneaking out of our offices and stretching our lunches well past the breaking point. I went home to get a television set, and rather than scold me the department heads kept popping into my office to see what the latest was.

    September 12 people have been trying to normalize. As if we ever could. I have heard jokes (although none about the catastrophe, thank heaven) and I have heard banter about the every day. The laughter sounds lifeless though, and the conversations are desultory as though no one can keep track of the subject.

    I haven't seen anyone who acts as if they don't care. I have seen people who are so burned out by caring that they don't know quite how to act. I think I may be close to that myself.
  • From:
    Moonman (Legacy)
    On:
    Thu Sep 13 2001
    Franny, we're all hurt, angry, confused, sad, and vengeful.

    i don't whether to scream, enlist, or hide under a rock. Mostly though, i think i will write.

    i send you my love Franny, and i hope comfort finds you, and treats you warmly.
  • From:
    Monstergirl (Legacy)
    On:
    Fri Sep 14 2001
    {{{{{{{{{Franny!}}}}}}}}}}