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With the sad date of 9/11 upon us, TV stations are showing us programs on it; we just watched one last night, on the Marriot Hotel, at the foot of the Twin Towers, stories of horror, sadness, loss, courage and joy.
I remember that terrible day, seeing it develop on TV, not believing my eyes, crying.
I still cannot get my head around it. How just a few people could change the lives of so many.
Whenever anyone there speaks of it... whether it be man or woman young or old, they ALL still become emotional, unable for a moment to go on, the tears rolling...
A 'miraculous' survivor ( a lawyer) just said how it had changed his life, his goal in life now to be kind and gentle to people, never to hurt anybody.
Does it really take such an immense tragedy to change somebody's 'way' of life and their behaviour?
I'm sad. I have laid too many loved ones to rest already, I know what grief is!
Why not take a moment, silence, and think of what you are actually doing?
Are you as kind as you could be?
A Belgian poet, Alice Nahon (Antwerp, 16-08-1896 – Antwerp, 21-05-1933), wrote many beautiful, sensitive poems, but she’s probably best remembered for this one. Well, I never forgot it…
AVONDLIEDEKE III
't Is goed in 't eigen hert te kijken
Nog even vóór het slapen gaan,
Of ik van dageraad tot avond
Geen enkel hert heb zeer gedaan
Of ik geen ogen heb doen schreien,
Geen weemoed op een wezen lei;
Of ik aan liefdeloze mensen
Een woordeke van liefde zei.
En vind ik in het huis mijns herten,
Dat ik één droefenis genas,
Dat ik mijn armen heb gewonden
Rondom één hoofd, dat eenzaam was...;
Dan voel ik op mijn jonge lippen,
Die goedheid lijk een avondzoen...
't Is goed in 't eigen hert te kijken
En zó z'n ogen toe te doen.
I’ll try and translate it:
Eveningsong III
It's good to look into your heart,
Just before closing your eyes,
If I, from dusk to dawn,
Did not bring pain to anybody's heart.
If I did not make anybody cry,
Nor bring sadness on any soul,
If I spoke a word of solace
To a loveless being.
And if, in my home of heart,
Find I healed one wound,
That I find I wrapped my arms
Around ONE head, that was lonely...;
Then I feel, upon my young lips,
That goodness like an evening kiss
It's GOOD to look into your heart,
And close your eyes this way...
Not a bad way to go to sleep.
This was a rose that I transplanted in the pouring rain, beginning of February, it rewarded me with many blooms this Summer! This was taken after yet another shower!
I wish you a day filled with peace in your heart! Thanx, M, (*_*)
9/11 Remembrance - "A Day to Remember" breakfast and ceremony held at the Hollywood American Legion Post 43 honoring the victims of the 9/11 attacks. (This photo shows the Hollywood High School Army JROTC Color Guard next to 9/11 photos on display for the event.)
11 Mar 2023 . Secretaría de Cultura . Inauguración 40 años de Polvo de Gallina Negra. Arte feminista en México .
SB-800 slightly camera left bounced of wall.
YN-560II camera right (in a doorway, right of the chair against the wall) shot thru umbrella.
I was finally able to get out in good light for just a short time this morning and came away with these.
Depois de passar por 11 bairros do Recife os restos mortais do Ex-Governador Eduardo Campos, do assessor Carlos Augusto Ramos Leal Filho (o Percol) e do fotógrafo Alexandre Severo chegam ao Palácio do Campo das Princesas no centro do Recife para o início do velório. O Ex-Governador de Pernambuco, que concorria a Presidência da República pelo PSB, morreu em um acidente aéreo em Santos ao lado de outras seis pessoas.
Fotos: Marcelo Loureiro/PhotoNews/Divulgação