RE: Shuttle OT

And also realizing that the astronauts were fulfilling a life's dream by
doing what they were doing.  Although even when we say we know the risks,
generally we still don't think it'll be our turn...  It doesn't make it any
easier to lose 7 exceptional individuals who are national figures, but they
did dream of being in space.

Is it because the Shuttle is so public, because it represents a national
dream as well as a race for national supremacy, because the astronauts were
doing something that almost none of the rest of us will ever have a chance
to do, let alone dare to do - what is it that makes this accident so much
more tragic than the highway accident that killed a family of 5, the
building explosion that killed an estimated 50... because somehow it is.  We
all grieve.

Libby
Maryland zone 6


-----Original Message-----
From: cathy carpenter
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Sent: 2/3/2003 5:01 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Shuttle OT

Our society seems obsessed with "guarantees". We expect to be always 
protected, to never have anything bad happen to us. We assume if we 
compulsively dot all 'i's and cross all 't's, all will be well. Life 
doesn't work that way. There are no guarantees. And bad things happen to

good people.
This does not mean we should despair -- we just move on in faith that 
there is meaning, even in tragedy.
Cathy
On Monday, February 3, 2003, at 07:48 AM, Lynda Young wrote:

> We get so complacent about the inherent danger involved that such
> accidents stun and leave us feeling numb with horror and grief.
> Lynda
> Zone 7 - West TN
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