tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202458237483635505.post3092800919884002982..comments2024-01-17T04:07:49.918-05:00Comments on Acts of Hope: Tuning out the warUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202458237483635505.post-67911599255834939582007-07-18T22:31:00.000-04:002007-07-18T22:31:00.000-04:00Thanks, all, for your wisdom and perspective. I r...Thanks, all, for your wisdom and perspective. I really appreciate your comments -- and you!Jane Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13814517077774999407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202458237483635505.post-34856334024007158612007-07-18T12:38:00.000-04:002007-07-18T12:38:00.000-04:00Exactly, all y'all; it sometimes is necessary to s...Exactly, all y'all; it sometimes is necessary to shut it out to survive. It will take you down if you don't.johniebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11635403219973766022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202458237483635505.post-62824577113719826732007-07-18T11:10:00.000-04:002007-07-18T11:10:00.000-04:00I struggle with this kind of thing a lot. The war...I struggle with this kind of thing a lot. The war, AIDS, the homeless, the mentally ill, GLBT issues; it's just too much sometimes. Thank you for putting it out there so clearly and well.Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13301501431669161476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202458237483635505.post-83536754377218226912007-07-18T10:34:00.000-04:002007-07-18T10:34:00.000-04:00Jane, of course, we can't take it all in. Of cour...Jane, of course, we can't take it all in. Of course, we have to tune some of it out. I cannot read stories about child abuse, because I form images in my mind that seem to linger forever. I well know that child abuse happens, but, to stay sane, I cannot read the stories.<BR/><BR/>I do try to hear the stories about the people in Iraq and their suffering. We caused the disaster in that country, and I feel I must listen. <BR/><BR/>One thing, among many, that drives me crazy about the Iraq war is that no one but the troops and their families and friends are called upon to make sacrifices. THAT'S NOT RIGHT!June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202458237483635505.post-65237621197219951132007-07-18T07:08:00.000-04:002007-07-18T07:08:00.000-04:00After *Paula*, Isabel Allende published *Aphrodite...After *Paula*, Isabel Allende published *Aphrodite: A Memoir of the Senses*.<BR/><BR/>It is still difficult for me to accept goodness and blessing, but I believe God wants me to have it in the midst of this.<BR/><BR/>Take care of yourself, too.johniebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11635403219973766022noreply@blogger.com