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Kyla
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Date Posted: 14:01:00 09/12/01 Wed
In reply to:
Kate
's message, "Re: Today I am a different person" on 10:51:22 09/12/01 Wed
Something that has bothered me for a long time: I look at Osama bin Laden's eyes, and i see gentleness! This is nearly unbearable. i know that we do not know for certain that this man and his organization are the primary perpetrators here -- even so, he is being focused on as the most likely. I look, have looked for a long time, at his face on the screen to try to see, who is this person? A fanatic, certainly, but so deeply possessed by his fanaticism that he appears in his visage to be deeply sane. Why can i not see any sign of the horror, in that man's face? what does this say about those signals we all use to discern the character of another? maybe if i were in his actual presence it would be different, there would be some emanation of his dissociated insanity that would be noticeable.
And -- here too is a lesson in Mutuality writ large. To the extent that our Western way of life continues to insist on some kind of natural, God-given right to recklessly plunder the rest of the world, the horrible shadow manifestation of that very strength, arrogance, and assumption of invulnerability will continue to wreak havoc among us. Can we even envision a national leadership capable of coconut yoga? Given the undeniable evil of the way this message has been delivered, all i expect is massive retribution and greatly strengthened defense systems -- only natural -- yet i am glad to have heard that others besides myself, some local folks here, are getting some of that deeper message. May it penetrate to those in power.
My heart is especially with those in the police and fire-fighting forces who have had to stand helplessly by, unable to even effectively sacrifice themselves to assist possible survivors. And also, most especially, with those in our community who are physically near to these scenes of disaster, these dear sensitive beings immersed in such horror. May they be strengthened, protected, and cherished through this.
Each one gone, with dreams unfulfilled and wounds unhealed, saying their numbers, may their sacrifice be redeemed in the only way it possibly can be: by the Awakening of Heart Consciousness on the scale necessary to amend this dark path we have all been walking for far too long. So Be It.
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