A prayer for New York & Washington
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I agree
I know it is completely off topic for this board, but I can't see how anyone who posts here cannot be affected by the events that have taken place this morning.
I join my thoughts and prayers to yours, Honey B, for those who have lost family members and friends, and for those who will survive this tragic event.
I know it is completely off topic for this board, but I can't see how anyone who posts here cannot be affected by the events that have taken place this morning.
I join my thoughts and prayers to yours, Honey B, for those who have lost family members and friends, and for those who will survive this tragic event.
Ticklish Girl
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I feel so sick and numb about this. I've been crying on and off all day. This is an unimaginable horror.
To everyone I RP with, I hope you will understand if I don't post to our various threads for a day or two. This happened practically in my own backyard, and I'm too sick at heart to write.
To everyone I RP with, I hope you will understand if I don't post to our various threads for a day or two. This happened practically in my own backyard, and I'm too sick at heart to write.
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I too join your prayers. As far as the car bomb question, I think that turned out to be one of those things that got reported but turned out false.
ariosto
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I would have posted sooner, but have been in front of the TV sice 10:30.
I knew that Ticklish Girl is in the area and very glad to see you are all right. I believe Licci-Nicci also posts from there and Maid of Marvels has pretty strong roots in the area.
I hope that none of you have lost anyone in this
terrible event.
The United States is slow to anger but once the anger comes It is relentless in retaliation.
Ariosto...
I knew that Ticklish Girl is in the area and very glad to see you are all right. I believe Licci-Nicci also posts from there and Maid of Marvels has pretty strong roots in the area.
I hope that none of you have lost anyone in this
terrible event.
The United States is slow to anger but once the anger comes It is relentless in retaliation.
Ariosto...
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While we are unable..
to undo these horrific events that have occurred today, perhaps we could show some extra kindness for others in its aftermath.
Don't forget that there is a great shortage of blood in the New York/New Jersey area... Perhaps those of us that are nearby could donate?
I would like to join the rest of you in offering heartfelt compassion for the surviving family and friends of those we have lost.
A special prayer for Faith's son whose unit has been mobilized in Europe. *hugs to you* Girl.
to undo these horrific events that have occurred today, perhaps we could show some extra kindness for others in its aftermath.
Don't forget that there is a great shortage of blood in the New York/New Jersey area... Perhaps those of us that are nearby could donate?
I would like to join the rest of you in offering heartfelt compassion for the surviving family and friends of those we have lost.
A special prayer for Faith's son whose unit has been mobilized in Europe. *hugs to you* Girl.
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kitsuke
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Though I stopped attending any church long ago, I will be praying long and hard today. I was woken up to news of this and couldn't even digest it for several hours. May God be with those people.
Bless you all for your words, I only hope that soon there is something we can do.
I am with you Ari, there shall be a reckoning.
Bless you all for your words, I only hope that soon there is something we can do.
I am with you Ari, there shall be a reckoning.
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When we determine who, I hope the sword is terrible and swift.
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My Deepest Condolences
I would like to add my thoughts and prayers to all the victims and their families.
I hope that while our govenment dishes out the appropriate reprisals, we as Americans do not answer ignorance with more ignorance. By this I mean let's not condemn the entire Arab-American and Muslim community as we did to Japanese Americans during WWII. Let's learn from our past mistakes and punish the culprates, not the entire culture.
All the victims have been and will continue to be in my daily prayers.
I would like to add my thoughts and prayers to all the victims and their families.
I hope that while our govenment dishes out the appropriate reprisals, we as Americans do not answer ignorance with more ignorance. By this I mean let's not condemn the entire Arab-American and Muslim community as we did to Japanese Americans during WWII. Let's learn from our past mistakes and punish the culprates, not the entire culture.
All the victims have been and will continue to be in my daily prayers.
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AMEN
I toatly agree brat.........
i'm canadian and i live close to the border and that was too close for me............i can't imagaine the unspeakable horror those who were there and have lost someone are going through......i hope i never do....
my heartfelt prayers are with you and your famlies..............to hell wiht the idiot who did this...................................................i say bring back the firing squads and line em all up
I toatly agree brat.........
i'm canadian and i live close to the border and that was too close for me............i can't imagaine the unspeakable horror those who were there and have lost someone are going through......i hope i never do....
my heartfelt prayers are with you and your famlies..............to hell wiht the idiot who did this...................................................i say bring back the firing squads and line em all up
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I join you all in your prayers, and in our national horror and grief. My heart goes out to the victims and those who are touched by this personally; through family, friends, freinds of family, and family of freinds.
I must agree with Fly_on_the_Wall that we must not hold all Muslims accountable. This Evil was perpetrated by a few cowards, not an entire expanse of a culture. For we must remember that mass murder and suicide are condemned by the Islamic faith. These asassins defiled thier own faith, as well as America, with their actions today.
We as a people must be better than those who acted so barbarically today. That said I am sure that we all must agree that this must be responded to; quickly, forcefully, irresolutely, and united! This can not be allowed to happen ever again, here or anywhere.
I must agree with Fly_on_the_Wall that we must not hold all Muslims accountable. This Evil was perpetrated by a few cowards, not an entire expanse of a culture. For we must remember that mass murder and suicide are condemned by the Islamic faith. These asassins defiled thier own faith, as well as America, with their actions today.
We as a people must be better than those who acted so barbarically today. That said I am sure that we all must agree that this must be responded to; quickly, forcefully, irresolutely, and united! This can not be allowed to happen ever again, here or anywhere.
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"The common cognomen of this world among the misguided and superstitious is 'a vale of tears' from which we are to be redeemed by a certain arbitrary imposition of God and taken to Heaven... [Instead] Call the world if you pease "the vale of Soul-making." Then you will find out the use of the world."
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Bless you all, and hope are all safe. This is all too overwhelming for words.
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--John Keats
Bless you all, and hope are all safe. This is all too overwhelming for words.
American Red Cross, cash donations:
• (800) HELP-NOW
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Many quotes could symbolize this day.....But none can make it seem better..
what has happened has happened, We can only Attempt to make sure their deaths were not for nothing.
To Ariosto, Admiral Myamoto Said it best after the Attack On Pearl Harbor. -"I fear we have done nothing save awaken a sleeping Giant.."
Which is what has happened this day. Many of us....myself included, having lost three close friends who were on the first plane to crash into the towers...we will never forget, This is truely a Day which will live in Infamy...
But we must move forward...My prayers are with the souls who died...But I wont let greif consume me.
I hope somehow, this inspires us to get off our collective asses and be great again...We have lost The Twin Towers....but the Fortress Endures.
May whatever god you believe in, be with you all.
what has happened has happened, We can only Attempt to make sure their deaths were not for nothing.
To Ariosto, Admiral Myamoto Said it best after the Attack On Pearl Harbor. -"I fear we have done nothing save awaken a sleeping Giant.."
Which is what has happened this day. Many of us....myself included, having lost three close friends who were on the first plane to crash into the towers...we will never forget, This is truely a Day which will live in Infamy...
But we must move forward...My prayers are with the souls who died...But I wont let greif consume me.
I hope somehow, this inspires us to get off our collective asses and be great again...We have lost The Twin Towers....but the Fortress Endures.
May whatever god you believe in, be with you all.
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My heart is with the people effected by this horrific act. I was watching T.V. when it happened and i couldn't believe my eyes. When it finally sunk it i felt enraged. Enven though i don't live int he U.S. i know their feelings, and I have friends and loved ones in areas that came underattack. I pray that the U.S. government, and every one of its allies, stand together in the face of the terrorism, and show those bastards just how much freedom can kick their asses.
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Add me to the list... everythings that's been said I agree completely... I'd say more but... It's I'm just begining to feel unmiserable.
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Life sucks, then you die.
You know, I actually used that phrase for a college exam once. I compared Keats view on life to that, saying that even thought life sucked, and even though horrors were in the world, it's still beautiful.
I don't think of the phrase "life sucks, then you die," as a bad one, exactly. Sure, it's pessimistic, but it's also a hard truth. I don't want to say that life is bad in any way, it's actually a blessing. Life is the only thing that that allows us to feel, and to love, to live. I know it sounds corny, life allows us to live, but it's true.
Without life, everything else isn't worth understanding. The same way, without pain, love isn't possible. I guess that's why I like the philosophy of life sucks then you die. Because, no matter how much life sucks, there still that little piece of good that comes through. One ray of sunshine that brightens an otherwise coudy day.
I like the fact that life sucks because I can see how much it doesn't suck. Again, I know it sounds stupid, but in a way some things aren't supposed to make sense all of the time. I admire the fact that every once in a while a little sprinkle of "unsuckiness' mixes in with the suckiness. It goes back to Pandora, and her box. All of the evils left to go over the world, and only one piece in there was good, Hope. I guess that's all I have left. I know there's all that evil in the world, and I accept it, but I still look for Hope whenever I can.
I don't want to go into more philosphy in here, because some of it is pretty sad. That's just me though, I guess I'm not very happy today. I don't expect anyone else to be either.
Want to know something funny?
An hour before this all started I was sitting with my mother, talking about life and stuff. The conversation drifted to Vietnam, she was growing up when that happened. I asked her about her brothers (my uncle) about drafting and the war and everything. Then I asked her, "if we went to war, would you accept it if I was drafted, and let me go?"
Laughing, she answered, "Don't be silly, we'll never go to war."
Six hours later she was demanding we go to war. She didn't even care who had done this terrible act, she just wanted things to be exploded. I mentioned some of the Middle Eastern groups that had laughed and were glad that the U.S. was hit. She wanted them to be the first to go.
I don't know why I'm writing this. Perhaps it's because writing is really my only way to let things go out. You know, I was in counseling for nearly three months, and we barely got any progress. I gave her a forty page autobiography of myself, and in the next two weeks we were done. I write out my feelings, thoughts, philosophies. It's like my own private friend. That and I'm better at it than anything else. I supposed if I were a great basketball player, I'd be out shootin hoops.
I'd like to think I can do more... more than just write some silly post at a website. Life isn't easy like that though. Sometimes all you can do is watch, and think of hope.
I want to end this thing, ironically with my own quote.
This is the way the world ends,
This is the way the world ends,
This is the way the world ends,
Not with a bang, but a whimper.
You know, I actually used that phrase for a college exam once. I compared Keats view on life to that, saying that even thought life sucked, and even though horrors were in the world, it's still beautiful.
I don't think of the phrase "life sucks, then you die," as a bad one, exactly. Sure, it's pessimistic, but it's also a hard truth. I don't want to say that life is bad in any way, it's actually a blessing. Life is the only thing that that allows us to feel, and to love, to live. I know it sounds corny, life allows us to live, but it's true.
Without life, everything else isn't worth understanding. The same way, without pain, love isn't possible. I guess that's why I like the philosophy of life sucks then you die. Because, no matter how much life sucks, there still that little piece of good that comes through. One ray of sunshine that brightens an otherwise coudy day.
I like the fact that life sucks because I can see how much it doesn't suck. Again, I know it sounds stupid, but in a way some things aren't supposed to make sense all of the time. I admire the fact that every once in a while a little sprinkle of "unsuckiness' mixes in with the suckiness. It goes back to Pandora, and her box. All of the evils left to go over the world, and only one piece in there was good, Hope. I guess that's all I have left. I know there's all that evil in the world, and I accept it, but I still look for Hope whenever I can.
I don't want to go into more philosphy in here, because some of it is pretty sad. That's just me though, I guess I'm not very happy today. I don't expect anyone else to be either.
Want to know something funny?
An hour before this all started I was sitting with my mother, talking about life and stuff. The conversation drifted to Vietnam, she was growing up when that happened. I asked her about her brothers (my uncle) about drafting and the war and everything. Then I asked her, "if we went to war, would you accept it if I was drafted, and let me go?"
Laughing, she answered, "Don't be silly, we'll never go to war."
Six hours later she was demanding we go to war. She didn't even care who had done this terrible act, she just wanted things to be exploded. I mentioned some of the Middle Eastern groups that had laughed and were glad that the U.S. was hit. She wanted them to be the first to go.
I don't know why I'm writing this. Perhaps it's because writing is really my only way to let things go out. You know, I was in counseling for nearly three months, and we barely got any progress. I gave her a forty page autobiography of myself, and in the next two weeks we were done. I write out my feelings, thoughts, philosophies. It's like my own private friend. That and I'm better at it than anything else. I supposed if I were a great basketball player, I'd be out shootin hoops.
I'd like to think I can do more... more than just write some silly post at a website. Life isn't easy like that though. Sometimes all you can do is watch, and think of hope.
I want to end this thing, ironically with my own quote.
This is the way the world ends,
This is the way the world ends,
This is the way the world ends,
Not with a bang, but a whimper.
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