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<< kristin's thoughts >>>>>>>
This is from a posting on: terroract.com by kristin l.c.
I almost don't know where to begin. My thanks goes out
to everyone for thier continued support. My family
lost three members in the attack.It's been so very
hard to handle..i know that most of the families are
still in shock. We have no closure...no bodies to
bury, and the horrible images are burned into our eyes
everyday there after.
It has gotten to the point where
I can no longer watch the t.v. There have been many
who say that waris not the answer, I don't know how i
feel about it. What i do know is that I hated having
to tell my 5 year old daughter what war was. We live
in south Texas, off the gulf coast....in President
Bush's home land...everyone here is on a very high
alert. I feel very fragile, like a smooth pond that
when a leaf falls into it, the ripples resound from
it's shores. Everything has had a profound effect.
I
guess i need to apologize if i am rambling on because
my mind is not where it should be and i am using this
as an excorscism of what has happened. There has been
no escape for me from all of this and i guess i need
to vent. I was actually grateful to get back to
work..but i cant hide from it there either. I work for
American Express....we lost 12 employes in NY. And i
speak to hundreds of people everyday to assist them in
replacing their loved ones credit cards .
I have
spoken with many people in NY, many resucers, many
spouses of missing loved ones. We all have such sad
stories to share with each other. Sometimes we come
away relieved to have shared what we are feeling with
someone who knows how it feels to go thru this....but
mostly all i can do is sit here and wonder what it is
they went thru? I cried when i tried to tell my
daughter what war was....but i vowed not to let her be
ignorant, as we all have been to allow this to happen.
Please do not think i am truamatising her...i used
words that a 5 year old would understand and i was not
graphic. But kids are smart..they can feel the tension
and the nervousness that everyone is harbouring
inside.
I dont know if war is the answer...i am too
involved and would be lying if i said that i didnt
want to make 1000 copies of a picture of the eagle
trasposed over the towers and pin the picture to each
dead terrorist that topples from the onslaught of
war...but i do know that something needs to be done.
Human life is too precious to allow us to hide in fear
from extremists.
I have always been a peaceful person,
have always respected other ways of life, other
religions, heck, i have been persecuted for my own
faiths, as i am a pagan. I know what it feels like to
live your life in fear of someones
retaliation...simply because they dont understand what
you choose to believe. ( ie: people think if your
wiccan you believe in Satan or are a satanic
worshipper...that is so untrue )I guess the one thing
that i have learned so far is that we , as americans,
have become way to relaxed and this definetly served
as a wakeup call for many....its just that i now show
my patriotism with great guilt because it has awoken
only due to the loss of loved ones.
I do make this
promise tho, to all my fellow americans....i'll never
forget the comraderie that has been shown in these
trying times...i will always stand proud beneath our
flag....and to those who have pledged their help and
support in other countries...my sincere thanks goes
out to you as well....this was not an act against
america...thiswas an act against humanity....and we
will defeat the terror that has been stricken in our
hearts because of it.....thank you for letting me
ramble on. May whatever diety you believe in, bless
you and hold you in high regards.
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