This is very nice to hear feelings of sympathy.  However, feelings are not
as helpful as actions.  I would like to see other countries come to help us
unbury our people. We are in a time of crisis.  We spend billions of dollars
to come to the need of other countries. We help clean up after war; we help
when earthquakes hit, we help discourage countries.  Now it is our turn to
need help.
----- Original Message -----
From: Martha Kolln <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 4:52 PM
Subject: Our nation's tragedey


> Dear friends:
>
> I just received this email from a cousin in Norway:
>
> "It's with grief and shock we got the news about the cruel and cowardly
> attack on your country and all those innocent people. We can hardly find
> words to express how sad we're feeling, but our sympathy is with you and
> also with all those unknown people who have been killed, maimed or have
> lost their loved ones.
> The whole thing is so unreal that you almost have to check that you are
> awake. Beside the human tragedy, this is also a threat to all democratic
> nations in the free world including our country, so even if we are far
away
> in distance it does also feel very close. One good thing, if one can say
> that in a situation like this, is that the world's major nations seem to
> have become more united and determined to fight these evel elements
> together."
>
>
>
>   I wanted to share it with you because I'm sure it represents the
feelings
> of average citizens all over Europe.  Cousin Helge has been here in
America
> several times; he has a special feeling for New York because he
> participated in the NY Marathon three years ago.
>
> At times like this, of ocurse, grammar issues that we would normally
debate
> have taken a secondary place in our lives.
>
> Warmest regards to you all.
>
> Martha
>
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