Our Candles Are Burning

[Ladyzekke]

All the radio stations have urged us in the Northern Virginia/D.C. area to go outside our front doors with candles tonight, start at 7:00pm. Done! Stood outside, shivering a bit (Can't believe the drop in temps today! brrr!) for about an hour. About five other houses along our street did the same. They say they are going to fly over the area at 11:00pm tonight, to take pictures of all our candles. I have three going right now on my front step. Kinda windy tonight, so I put the candles in cleaned bean cans LOL. Hey, whatever keeps the fire burning you know?

God Bless America, and God Bless all the Victims and their Families, we all mourn your loss, even though it may not be ours. We mourn nevertheless because we feel the loss of another human being, we see your anguish, we see your photos, we know your loss, and we weep with you.

Sorry, I think all this is starting to finally sink into me. It is feeling way more real now. I find tears falling from my eyes out of nowhere. I hate feeling like this, knowing there was nothing I, nor anyone, could have done to help save these victims. I was just another person fleeing in fear from D.C. on Tuesday. Again, sorry, I'm just feeling really sad right now, is hitting me just how many people died.

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[Ramon de Ramon y Ramon]

Yes, it indeed sounds as if you had had/ were having a very emotionally stressful evening tonight, dearest Wendy.

But there is no reason for apologizing at all: neither for not being able to be your usual witty and mischievous self tonight nor for the fact that it took the horror a couple of days to fully sink into your soul, before you were fully able grasp the whole magnitude of these terrible events. But all of this also has a very unreal quality to it (unless, of course, for the ones directly impacted), for me, who I am even further detached - both physically and emotionally - it still feels mostly as if I was watching an absurd movie. And people do react very differently to situations/events like these. I think we are both not the most impulsive types, so it takes us more time to react emotionally to anything than it would other, more impulsive people.

Sorry for the psychologizing ...

*Hugs*

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So long !

R³ - proud to be the official spokesman for the most noble Lady Bilqis, Desert Rose of Ironworks

Btw, the cow is queuing in the slaughterhouse right now !

[This message has been edited by Ramon de Ramon y Ramon (edited 09-14-2001).]

[This message has been edited by Ramon de Ramon y Ramon (edited 09-14-2001).]

[Tobbin]

I burned a candle at 7PM too, but couldn't stand outside with it. We have a bit of a storm going on. Really windy and a lot of rain. Still wanted to show my support though.

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Im glad yu guys are honoring the dead....

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[Cloudbringer]

Mine are still out there, under the lawn-flag I got from the radio station this morning. I made the mistake of watching some news tonight and haven't stopped crying. The personal stories they were showing were heartwrenching!

Cloudy

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"To sleep, perchance to dream..."

[Cloudbringer]

Wendy,

You are not alone. I suddenly started crying in my car on the way home yesterday and today it happened off and on all day. Made the mistake of watching the news and now I'm doing it all over again. Lighting more candles.

CB

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Raindancer of the Laughing Hyenas Clan
Storm-Queen
Raven's Cloud
StormCloud of the Black Knight: Heart Mind Soul Forever
"To sleep, perchance to dream..."

poor cb.....

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The Spaminyte Emperor
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Fish? Welcome to your Doom!
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[Ladyzekke]

Originally posted by Ramon de Ramon y Ramon: Yes, it indeed sounds as if you had had/ were having a very emotionally stressful evening tonight, dearest Wendy. But there is no reason for apologizing at all: neither for being not able to be your usual witty and mischievous self tonight nor for the fact that it took the horror a couple of days to fully sink into your soul, before you were fully able grasp the whole magnitude of these terrible events. But all of this also has a very unreal quality to it (unless, of course, for the ones directly emotionally - it still feels mostly as if I was watching an absurd movie. And people do react very differently to situations/events like these. I think we are both not the most impulsive types, so it takes us more time to react emotionally to anything than it would other, more impulsive people. Sorry for the psychologizing ... *Hugs*

Ramon, I think it was watching on TV many family members of victims holding out pictures of lost loved ones in front of cameras, and begging anyone to help them find out where they are. A lot of these people don't want to think their loved one is dead. Maybe he/she is in a hospital somewhere, and hasn't been identified yet, etc. Unfortunately, the outlook is bleak, and those loved ones have already passed on. But their family still hangs on to hope, cause the alternative is too much for them to emotionally deal with. God I feel so bad for these people. I wish I could help them. I cannot. That sucks.

I'm crying for strangers lost tonight it seems.

Thank you Ramon for understanding, I know that it is different for you in Germany, hard to see the reality of it when you are so far away.

Here in the U.S., at least in VA, we have constant news coverage still going on at every single channel, so you find yourself seeing more than you wanted to. I still see this long haired young blond girl crying for her brother to be found, and a mother holding up a picture of her son (20) who she hasn't heard from since Tuesday morning before he went to work, etc. etc.. God, this is horrible.



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[Ladyzekke]

Originally posted by Tobbin: I burned a candle at 7PM too, but couldn't stand outside with it. We have a bit of a storm going on. Really windy and a lot of rain. Still wanted to show my support though.

Oh good, so you heard about the "7:00pm" candle vigil too. Tis OK friend, it is the thought that counts, you lit a candle in the rain, your support is not unnoticed.

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I burned myself... Carry on Lady Z!

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*\Conan/*