Lost Innocense

September 14, 2001

I can't let the images of the whole event out of my head. I don't know what to

feel. First it was shock and then strangely, I felt outrage.... but not so much

at the terrorists but at our leadership for playing games for so long on some

many fronts. i.e., refusal to be at the conference on Racism on Durban,

obstinance and arrogance in the Middle East conflict and always siding with

Israel, the refusal to abide by the Kyoto Accord, and this wholesale "dissing"

of the Salt II Treaty just to have a Star Wars missile defense system which,

should be obvious by now, wont protect anyone. It is a fantasy and a cash cow

for the military industry. Time to stop playing these fantasy games and get to

the real peace. What, we gonna have more procedures to go through at the

airport? Look at anyone who isn't white with suspicion? What kind of world do we

want to live in? and what about the children? I know as a kid it was

the lack of maturity of the "adults" in my life that thwarted my sense hope,

community and a future. The "adults" of our nation, our political leaders, that

are deeply hurting all of its citizens by not truly leading. This is an ongoing

trauma that we have become numb to. Instead people are focussing their

bitterness on "them" and not taking the hard look at their own leaders. Leaders

who, by their very position, have killed ordinary citizens.

It is clear to me that it is sadness that I feel right now. I hope Bush and the

boys can look at their sadness and do a lot of right things, not just one right

thing. In a heart centered world we come from a win-win position. We really need

to talk and act from a place of service in all our dealings. We give what we can

and it is up to others what to do with that.

The terrorists are not totally evil and we are not totally good. It was an evil,

evil act for sure

but in the minds of the attackers they think they are going to the highest level

of heaven for what they did.

We on the other hand are forced to look at our policies, both domestic and

internationally.

The fruits of our actions have really come home this. Up 'til now it was way

off somewhere else. It was even somewhat exciting, however sick like at some

movie, to watch the Desert Storm War with it's smart bombs. Well, Hollywood

couldn't have done better special effects to pull of the events of Tues.

This isn't another dress rehearsal, this is real.

We truly have lost our innocence this time.

We all need to pray but from a grounded awareness of what is really going on.

Trying to be Peace and Justice,

Dharam Singh

September 14, 2001

Amen

Samantha

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"Dharam Singh" <dharam

Friday, September 14, 2001 11:07 AM

Re: Lost Innocense

> I can't let the images of the whole event out of my head. I don't know

what to feel. First it was shock and then strangely, I felt outrage.... but

not so much at the terrorists but at our leadership for playing games for so

long on some many fronts. i.e., refusal to be at the conference on Racism on

Durban, obstinance and arrogance in the Middle East conflict and always

siding with Israel, the refusal to abide by the Kyoto Accord, and this

wholesale "dissing" of the Salt II Treaty just to have a Star Wars missile

defense system which, should be obvious by now, wont protect anyone. It is a

fantasy and a cash cow for the military industry. Time to stop playing

these fantasy games and get to the real peace. What, we gonna have more

procedures to go through at the airport? Look at anyone who isn't white with

suspicion? What kind of world do we want to live in? and what about the

children? I know as a kid it was

> the lack of maturity of the "adults" in my life that thwarted my sense

hope, community and a future. The "adults" of our nation, our political

leaders, that are deeply hurting all of its citizens by not truly leading.

This is an ongoing trauma that we have become numb to. Instead people are

focussing their bitterness on "them" and not taking the hard look at their

own leaders. Leaders who, by their very position, have killed ordinary

citizens.

>

> It is clear to me that it is sadness that I feel right now. I hope Bush

and the boys can look at their sadness and do a lot of right things, not

just one right thing. In a heart centered world we come from a win-win

position. We really need to talk and act from a place of service in all our

dealings. We give what we can and it is up to others what to do with that.

>

> The terrorists are not totally evil and we are not totally good. It was an

evil, evil act for sure

> but in the minds of the attackers they think they are going to the highest

level of heaven for what they did.

> We on the other hand are forced to look at our policies, both domestic and

internationally.

> The fruits of our actions have really come home this. Up 'til now it was

way off somewhere else. It was even somewhat exciting, however sick like at

some movie, to watch the Desert Storm War with it's smart bombs. Well,

Hollywood couldn't have done better special effects to pull of the events of

Tues.

> This isn't another dress rehearsal, this is real.

> We truly have lost our innocence this time.

> We all need to pray but from a grounded awareness of what is really going

on.

>

> Trying to be Peace and Justice,

> Dharam Singh

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September 14, 2001

Dharam Singh,

Thank you for those heart-felt words.

Steve Porter

Dharam Singh wrote:

> I can't let the images of the whole event out of my head. I don't know what to