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<blockquote data-quote="scent of cedar" data-source="post: 136985" data-attributes="member: 1721"><p>Esther, I did hear about this bombing. I remember your posting once, some time ago now, about the area you and your family lived in being safe ~ you had written about a lunch you had in a cafe, and how strange it was for you to realize there were horrible things going on just a few miles away. When I heard about the bombing, I did wonder about you and your family. I believed you were safely away from the violence this time, too.</p><p></p><p>I don't want to think about you, or about any of us, being in this kind of danger. </p><p></p><p>How awful.</p><p></p><p>I am glad you are still here to write us, and that your news is that you survived unhurt.</p><p></p><p>This incident is confused in my mind with a bombing which took place here, in New York City. I do remember that there was a bombing in Israel...and that school children were killed.</p><p></p><p>Those who posted before I did are correct in telling you that our news is dominated by the most inane political "gossip". There is so little reporting of hard news on our news programs that a large number of Americans no longer watch the news. As soon as that happened, it got to be more and more entertainment-oriented, and whoever was still watching checked out too, I think.</p><p></p><p>It's the same in our newspapers.</p><p></p><p>But Esther?</p><p></p><p>If there is any kind of good that could possibly come out of what has happened to you, it is that, for those reading your posts, the horror of what is happening there has become real in a way it was not, before you posted.</p><p></p><p>You are not a thirty second sound bite followed by a starlet and a commercial. You are a real person we have come to know and cherish.</p><p></p><p>Your post brings home the true horror of what is happening in our world in a way a news report never could.</p><p></p><p>I am so glad you are safe, Esther.</p><p></p><p>I am keeping you and your family in my thoughts and prayers.</p><p></p><p>I don't know how true it is, but each of us who awakens to the true meaning of those news reports may, each in her own way, be able to effect the small changes that, taken together, may make a difference.</p><p></p><p>I feel so helpless.</p><p></p><p>Barbara</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scent of cedar, post: 136985, member: 1721"] Esther, I did hear about this bombing. I remember your posting once, some time ago now, about the area you and your family lived in being safe ~ you had written about a lunch you had in a cafe, and how strange it was for you to realize there were horrible things going on just a few miles away. When I heard about the bombing, I did wonder about you and your family. I believed you were safely away from the violence this time, too. I don't want to think about you, or about any of us, being in this kind of danger. How awful. I am glad you are still here to write us, and that your news is that you survived unhurt. This incident is confused in my mind with a bombing which took place here, in New York City. I do remember that there was a bombing in Israel...and that school children were killed. Those who posted before I did are correct in telling you that our news is dominated by the most inane political "gossip". There is so little reporting of hard news on our news programs that a large number of Americans no longer watch the news. As soon as that happened, it got to be more and more entertainment-oriented, and whoever was still watching checked out too, I think. It's the same in our newspapers. But Esther? If there is any kind of good that could possibly come out of what has happened to you, it is that, for those reading your posts, the horror of what is happening there has become real in a way it was not, before you posted. You are not a thirty second sound bite followed by a starlet and a commercial. You are a real person we have come to know and cherish. Your post brings home the true horror of what is happening in our world in a way a news report never could. I am so glad you are safe, Esther. I am keeping you and your family in my thoughts and prayers. I don't know how true it is, but each of us who awakens to the true meaning of those news reports may, each in her own way, be able to effect the small changes that, taken together, may make a difference. I feel so helpless. Barbara [/QUOTE]
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