An eye for an eye,
and the whole world
would be blind.
Mahatma Gandhi
For a report from a person close to the scene, click here.
I’m making the binding for two grant quilts while listening/watching to reports on yesterday’s sad news. Last evening as I drove down from the adirondacks, the northway was eerily quiet for a long ways (didn’t see a car until near Lake George!) and the sky was notable for the lack of contrails. As I neared Albany, the huge new over-highway sign declared that the Albany Airport was closed and all flights cancelled. By then it was dark and the bright yellow letters were shocking against the night.
This morning – it’s clear here, few clouds, still no commercial planes, although a few large planes presumably military have been going over since around 3:30 AM.
I spent the day yesterday with family and friends and their family and as we travelled around the lake where my parents live each summer, I think each of us wondered at the beauty and wondered – does it look different now, a few hours after the world changed? Can terrorism change our view of the world? I believe it should instead change how we act towards others. We are all people who live in the same world. We all have families and friends and we should all be enjoying them and the nearest horizon and sky without worry or anger. These are the treasures we can hold in our hearts.
