[nabs-l] reflecting on the attacks

[vejas]

The=20attacks=20probably=20have=20nothing=20to=20do=20with=20the=20universe=
=20
changing.=20=20The=20world=20is=20NOT=20ending=20in=202012.=20=20I=20heard=
=20that=20they=20
found=20the=20other=20part=20of=20the=20Mayan=20calendar.
Vejas


=20-----=20Original=20Message=20-----
From:=20"Ashley=20Bramlett"=20<bookwormahb at earthlink.net
To:=20"National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list"=20
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date=20sent:=20Sun,=2011=20Sep=202011=2023:04:24=20-0400
Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20reflecting=20on=20the=20attacks

Carley,
Yes=20lives=20are=20lost=20due=20to=20American=20military=20actions.=20=20W=
hether=20
fighting=20where
we=20do=20is=20right=20or=20wrong=20is=20a=20political=20comment=20so=20=20=
I=20will=20not
go=20there.=20=20But=20two=20wrongs=20do=20not=20make=20a=20right.=20=20The=
=20fact=20is=20we=20
have=20terrorists
out=20there=20who=20want=20to=20destroy=20us=20even=20though=20we=20did=20n=
ot=20touch=20
them.=20=20Remember
911=20was=20a=20peaceful=20calm=20day.=20=20Everyone=20was=20at=20work=20or=
=20school=20
going=20about
their=20normal=20business.=20=20Then=20without=20warning,=20we=20had=20thes=
e=20
morning=20attacks.
They=20attacked=20us=20and=20there=20was=20dying=20for=20no=20reason.=20=20=
They=20killed=20
innocent
people.=20=20I=20was=20watching=20the=20news=20tonight=20and=20it=20highlig=
hted=20the=20
stories=20of
children,=20first=20responders,=20journalists=20and=20survivors.
For=20instance=20one=20lady=20is=20now=20going=20to=20college,=20but=20as=20=
a=20kid,=20she=20
was
impacted.=20=20Her=20mother=20worked=20in=20the=20pentagon=20and=20died=20t=
hat=20day.=20=20
She=20spoke
about=20having=20to=20grow=20up=20fast=20and=20take=20on=20more=20adult=20
responsibilities.=20=20She
had=20to=20put=20her=20college=20degree=20on=20hold.=20=20Instead=20she=20g=
ot=20a=20job=20to=20
help=20she=20and
her=20family=20out.=20=20She=20tried=20to=20be=20strong=20and=20hide=20her=
=20feelings=20as=20
she=20became
the=20woman=20of=20the=20house=20to=20replace=20her=20mother.=20=20Now=20sh=
e=20goes=20to=20
school=20online
and=20is=20a=20part=20time=20singer.
She=20still=20misses=20her=20mother,=20but=20tries=20to=20go=20on=20with=20=
life=20with=20
her=20dad=20and
remaining=20family;=20after=20all,=20her=20mom=20would=20want=20that.
That=20is=20just=20one=20story--=20one=20girl=20whose=20life=20was=20change=
d=20forever.=20=20
Many=20kids
lost=20a=20parent=20in=20the=20attack;=20others=20lost=20their=20spouse.
Oh,=20and=20I=20know=20a=20blind=20employee=20who=20was=20there=20and=20had=
=20to=20evacuate=20
from=20the
pentagon.=20=20He=20felt=20lost=20outside=20a=20different=20exit=20and=20it=
=20was=20a=20mob=20
scene.
Someone=20assisted=20him=20outside=20to=20find=20the=20bus=20stop=20or=20so=
mething.=20=20
I=20was=20glad
he=20got=20out=20safely.

So=20that=20is=20something=20to=20think=20about.=20=20Of=20course=20you=20a=
re=20entitled=20
to=20your
opinion.=20=20But=20I=20hope=20we=20can=20aknowledge=20the=20suffering=20th=
e=20country=20
went=20through
as=20well=20as=20the=20innocent=20people=20who=20die=20every=20day=20here=20=
and=20abroad.

Ashley
-----Original=20Message-----
From:=20Carly
Sent:=20Sunday,=20September=2011,=202011=209:24=20PM
To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list=20;=20=

National
Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list
Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20reflecting=20on=20the=20attacks



Good=20afternoon,=20List,

Just=20because=20Americans=20were=20the=20souls=20who
perished=20in=20the=20blasts,=20the=20universe=20is=20somehow,
expected=20to=20change?=20Folks=20die=20daily=20usually=20at
the=20hands=20of=20American=20interests.=20=20Imagine=20the
scales=20of=20life,=20finding=20equivalence?At=2012:26=20PM
9/11/2011,=20Ashley=20Bramlett=20wrote:
Hi=20all,=20We=20all=20have=20varying=20views=20on=20how=20to=20address=20s=
afety=20and=20
security.
But=20somehow,=20some=20way,=20those=20terrorists=20got=20through.=20=20We=
=20were=20
attacked=20a
decade=20ago.=20=20I=20was=20finishing=20a=20class=20in=20high=20school=20w=
hen=20I=20heard=20
the=20news.
School=20was=20closed=20the=20next=20day.=20=20Our=20school=20had=20an=20as=
sembly=20where=20
the=20choir,
band,=20and=20other=20groups=20performed=20to=20commemorate=209/11.=20=20I=
=20hope=20
that=20we=20all
take=20a=20moment=20to=20reflect=20on=20it.=20=20I=20will=20be=20praying=20=
for=20our=20
country=20and
everyone=C3=A2=E2=82=AC=E2=84=A2s=20safety/security=20on=20the=20anniversar=
y.=20=20I=C3=A2=E2=82=AC=E2=84=A2m=20
a=20Christian=20so=20I
have=20faith=20that=20we=20will=20grow=20stronger=20as=20a=20nation.=20=20I=
f=20you=20had=20a=20
loved=20one
impacted=20by=20the=20attack,=20I=20hope=20you=20recovered=20somewhat=20fro=
m=20the=20
tragedy.
Some=20pray=20in=20churches,=20others=20are=20going=20to=20public=20memoria=
ls=20today=20
and=20still
others=20will=20do=20volunteer=20service=20to=20serve=20the=20country.=20=20=
If=20you=20
are=20doing
anything=20different=20or=20special,=20I=20hope=20it=20goes=20well=20for=20=
you.=20=20Take=20
care.
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