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Re: [GWL]: Is everyone okay on this list?

Claude,

  I agree with everthing you wrote. I think there is another lesson to be learned from all of this: we must enjoy what we have right now. We must take pleasure in our friends, children, spouses, and our gardens, even if none of them is even close to flawless. We must appreciate our own selves too, even though most of us are certainly imperfect  individuals. 
  When I saw a black fireman on the TV on Tuesday, covered with sweat and dust, I felt like giving him a hug. I thought, he's a fellow American and I hope everyone watching this can learn to love all their fellow Americans, no matter what color.
  My resolve for today is to practice what I preach here. I'm going to enjoy every moment of today and be friendly and kind to everyone I meet. With any luck, I can pull it off again tomorrow. One day at a time.

-----Original Message-----
From: Claude Sweet <sweetent@home.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2001 11:52:17 -0700
To: Gardenwriters@topica.com
Subject: Re: [GWL]: Is everyone okay on this list?


> When members of the human race carry out atrocities, such as the 
> commandeering of commercial airlines and using them as weapons of 
> destruction against other humans, it puts into perspective the lack of 
> respect many individuals, companies, and nations have exhibited for 
> other living creatures and the preservation of the environment.
> 
> It seems that all of the wars, police actions, crimes against ethnic 
> minorities, and armed insurrections of the last century are to be 
> repeated in the 21st century.
> 
> That the terrorist acts are performed by men and women in the belief 
> their god condones and supports their actions makes the whole process 
> even more incomprehensible.
> 
> The inconveniences we may experience to secure our nation can't compare 
> to the lasting anguish of the families who have lost loved ones and 
> those lucky survivors of the terrorist's acts. My heart goes out to the 
> rescue workers who, confronted with the destruction and horror of the 
> events, will experience nightmares for the rest of their lives.
> 
> The tranquility of my garden provides an opportunity to escape 
> temporarily from the horror and count the blessings my wife and I enjoy.
> 
> Claude Sweet
> San Diego
> 
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