A Light in the Dark
and "TO DESERT KILLERS"...
A Light in the Dark
We are keeping this candle burning for all the people &
their families who were in the planes,
buildings and anywhere near the explosions
today.
May God be with them and help them
through this terrible time. God Bless
Keep The Candle Going
I asked God for water, he gave me an ocean.
I asked God for a flower, he gave me a garden.
I asked God for a tree, he gave me a forest.
I asked God for a friend, he gave me YOU.
"There is not enough darkness in the world to put out the light of one candle."
The Candle of Love, Hope and Friendship
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This candle was lit on the 11th of September, 2001. Someone
who loves you has helped keep it alive by sending it to you. Don't let
The Candle Of Love, Hope and Friendship go out.
"A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle"
TO DESERT KILLERS...
By (Private Name)
While you're having a helluva time celebrating the horror you've created, there are a few things about us Americans you really should know.
You may wonder why a nation filled with folks so totally different from one another
calls itself the United States.
I'm glad you asked. See, in this country, Mister, we refer to the hundreds of religions living side by side as "diversity." Where you come from, two
religions living in one place is usually called "war."
What God really likes most about Americans is our kindness, bravery under
fire, ingenuity and selflessness.
Our ancestors and relatives broke their backs to get here from everywhere
else. We don't have to be here. We like it here.
Anyway, here are a few stories about my own family and friends that should
get on your nerves:
Tireless
Lt. Col. Frank Candiano is in charge of 700 soldiers of the Army National
Guard working at the Twin Towers crash site. He says his soldiers are so
tired they should be falling over, but instead they ask not to rest.
"We are so impressed by the heroes here - the cops, firefighters and
sanitation workers. They've been great to us. The feeling of camaraderie
is overwhelming," he said.So, who are these soldiers who usually lead regular lives? "Deli men, Wall
Streeters, sanitation workers, truck drivers, a great mix," he said.
No self-pity
My nephew John Scordato, a 20-year-old intern at the WTC who was on the
eighth floor when the plane hit, and thank God survived,
e-mailed this to his family:
"People sympathize with me, but I have no right to complain, no matter how
many nights I don't sleep,
or how many flashbacks I get."
Heroes all
Finally, my friend, Yehuda Kaploun, a liaison between the Police and Fire
departments
and the Orthodox Jewish community.
"I will never erase from my mind the people in Building 7 - hundreds of
people - they were signaling us with Morse Code with mirrors - for help.
"It was quiet for about 15 minutes while fire trucks started assembling and
regrouping. Two fire chiefs and the chaplain went into the building and
then there was this rumble, followed by firefighters yelling, 'It's gonna
crumble!' and then it collapsed.
"They all died. All the firefighters, the biggest heroes, were covering
people with their bodies as the buildings collapsed."
"The Fire Department chaplain, Father Judge, always said to me, the son of
a rabbi, 'When you're a member of the clergy, you always have to have
an
easy smile.' And he always did. He was a good man. An easy man."
We will rise So, Mister, if you're reading this in your desert hideout, that's why we are different from you, because we're all so different from each other and yet so much the same.
Hell, we're like the phoenix, and sure as hell, we'll rise from the ashes.
Trust me on this one.