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Monday, March 28, 2011 at 1:13 AM
Just sharing what came to my Inbox today...
The CALM: Not a single visual of chest-beating or wild grief. Sorrow itself has been elevated. The DIGNITY: Disciplined queues for water and groceries. Not a rough word or a crude gesture. The ABILITY: The incredible architects, for instance. Buildings swayed but didn’t fall. The GRACE: People bought only what they needed for the present, so everybody could get something The ORDER: No looting in shops. No honking and no overtaking on the roads. Just understanding. The SACRIFICE: Fifty workers stayed back to pump sea water in the Nuclear reactors. How will they ever be paid? The TENDERNESS: Restaurants cut prices. An unguarded ATM is left alone. The strong cared for the weak. The TRAINING: The old and the children, everyone knew exactly what to do. And they did just that. The MEDIA: They showed magnificent restraint in their bulletins. No silly reporting. Only calm reportage. The CONSCIENCE: When the power went off in a store, people put things back on the shelves and left quietly.
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Monday, March 28, 2011 at 1:26 AM - Response #1
Thanks for sharing that, Thelma.
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Monday, March 28, 2011 at 10:05 AM - Response #2
Thelma,
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Monday, March 28, 2011 at 10:12 PM - Response #3
How wonderful and so different to New Orleans following Katrina!!! Thanks, Thelma, for sharing this.
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