Posted by sar on September 29, 2001, at 2:07:55
In reply to Re: Terror's emotional effects-the horror in NY, posted by Krazy Kat on September 28, 2001, at 10:56:10
> > Sar,
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> > I think I understand to some extent what you're saying - that it's just so far removed from reality for you? It's just that your post is quite instigating.
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> I wasn't going to post this, but I think I will.
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> People in Battery Park City are coming back to their apartments and finding body parts. There are body parts on the lower roofs in downtown New York, office furniture and pieces of people's clothing and pieces of them just sitting on top of a building.
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> Rescue workers are fainting because of exhaustion and because of the stinch. They have to sift through everything to try to find pieces of human flesh that can be identified.
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> The city is somber and empty. It's as if its heart was ripped out. People are still moving about, but their eyes are vacant.
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> Taoism has some good ideas re: living in the moment and accepting things you can't change. It does not call on you to ignore strife and tragedy.
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> - K.dear K.,
i think this message moved me the most. i haven't kept up with the media for a few years. a friend of mine told me that jon stuart of the Daily Show lost it several times afetr one of his first airings after tha ttacks becaus ehis apartment overlooks the trade centers and he could se strewn-about body parts.
if jon stuart could fall apart on TV then i believe that it must be horribly tragic, and i appreciate the understanding nature of your post.
certainly taoism does not call on to ignore. i am scheduled to donate blood this saturday, have contacted my peeps with friends/relatives in the area..i don't know what more i can do. if i could afford to donate money, i would. if they'd fly me out to new tork to dig through the rubble, i would. i feel helpless. disconnected completely.
taosim calls on you to empty yourself in order to fulfill and be fulfilled. i have blood, lots of it, and i'll give as much as they'll let me.
love ya,
sar
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