Each passage reinforces the last, and sets the bar for the next. And the most meaningful lesson of these is that they're true. The best of compassion at the worst of times. Thanks for writing these Fred. Its an important time to review our humanity.
I remember vividly where I was and what I doing on 9/11. These passengers who found a town willing to give and not recieve, how many still remember that level of compassion and pay it forward today, has the Rockefelker Foundation executives remembered, has the Middle Easstern Prince remembered or have they slipped back into their ways of pre 9/11.
This year is the 25th anniversary and even now if an aeroplane goes overhead spooling it's engines down I look up.
What you write about the sound of aircraft overhead gave me shudders with its simplistic and ethereal truth. The nuances of operational sounds of planes will, for our times, be an ingrained cautionary priority. Taking that thought one page forward, I was alarmingly triggered by the sound of two ultralight aircraft last week. Our world changed, and with it, the comfort of complacency.
Thank you Fred, for highlighting these great stories.
Too many Ppl in our present day society ( I'm Cdn in a small hamlet in Ontario) judge themselves on their "accomplishments".
Rich ppl can barely muster a "good morning" or smile as they walk through our beautiful area ... as they are "too important" and are used to treating ppl like shit in business, restaurants etc because they can. Horrible ppl ...
Meanwhile even children who live here smile and say good morning to all. Everyone does
We all need to drop our facades and be human. Newfoundlanders have always figured that out, great for them.
Each passage reinforces the last, and sets the bar for the next. And the most meaningful lesson of these is that they're true. The best of compassion at the worst of times. Thanks for writing these Fred. Its an important time to review our humanity.
Great way to say that Pete & true! :)
I remember vividly where I was and what I doing on 9/11. These passengers who found a town willing to give and not recieve, how many still remember that level of compassion and pay it forward today, has the Rockefelker Foundation executives remembered, has the Middle Easstern Prince remembered or have they slipped back into their ways of pre 9/11.
This year is the 25th anniversary and even now if an aeroplane goes overhead spooling it's engines down I look up.
What you write about the sound of aircraft overhead gave me shudders with its simplistic and ethereal truth. The nuances of operational sounds of planes will, for our times, be an ingrained cautionary priority. Taking that thought one page forward, I was alarmingly triggered by the sound of two ultralight aircraft last week. Our world changed, and with it, the comfort of complacency.
Thank you Fred, for highlighting these great stories.
Too many Ppl in our present day society ( I'm Cdn in a small hamlet in Ontario) judge themselves on their "accomplishments".
Rich ppl can barely muster a "good morning" or smile as they walk through our beautiful area ... as they are "too important" and are used to treating ppl like shit in business, restaurants etc because they can. Horrible ppl ...
Meanwhile even children who live here smile and say good morning to all. Everyone does
We all need to drop our facades and be human. Newfoundlanders have always figured that out, great for them.
A great reminder Fred. Thanks. This is one of the best examples of the human within us.
@#6, so amazing to re-live some of this awesome visit/tragedy Fred!!! It brought out the best in everyone involved <3