NEWSLETTER : September 2005

This is a time to reflect for a while, the pictures of the devastations of "Katrina" drifting by wherever we go.
Why reflect?

Before we all might get used to this hellish scenario of pain, grief and visible signs of what is not right, before it becomes just another ugly spot on the face of humanity, that's why.

We are also watching leadership appearing somewhat detached and cool , a great nation being accused of acting rather slow and unefficient on the uptake to help, a whole world watching, often in a form of mild stupor.

But that is not where the ugly-spot-syndrome stops.

Money is moving in. And oil of course. The chart of financial damage rising and reaching slowly a similar scale of sensational importance now as the tragedy developing.

We onlookers can only donate money.

Please go to:

www.redcross.org.uk

www.redcross.org

www1.salvationarmy.org.uk

www.salvationarmyusa.org

Best do it now! You can read on later.

Thank you !

As we cannot possibly all go there to help we should endorse the relevant agencies to do it in our stead.

( Picture courtesy Red Cross )

What about the survivers of "Katrina"?

Reduced to naked existence by force majeure, turning into a nightmare fight for water, food and shelter and now extra threatened by chaos and rule of the jungle. Nothing feels right here anymore. Those atrocities under cover the apocalyptic situation are outbursts of evil.
Unpardonable really.

The material loss is being counted busily. Just after "Katrina" struck we heard reassuring news from the insurance companies: "it'll not be that bad, at least not worse that the effects of hurricane "Andrew", hardly anyone down there being insured anyway".

Do me a favour...shut up!

And with you all the armchair pundits as well, those who criticise the ongoing efforts, seemingly knowing how to kick-start a mega relief operation within 24 hours? If so, they should not be sitting in an air-conditioned studio, but go there poste haste.

Not to mention political self interest cooked for free on the flame of a disaster, only leading to growing unease.
It is too easy to criticise, but a great and hard task to help under the current circumstances.

People need practical help, perspective and only words of compassion and good reason.

What I sense acutely is a devastating build up of pain and suffering by fellow humans, animals and nature, gathering like another dark cloud.

The feelings we cause and experience are not evaporating into thin air but mounting either as a rainbow or shadow - depending on the source, a reservoir of either good times or unhappiness in store,
I believe.
Sunshiny days and storms can be made of these feelings as well, not just scientific matters.

There already is too much there.

And sadly more lined up.

There is little awareness of that dark anti-materia, courtesy of the human race.
But how to counteract it?
How to turn shadow into light?

Back to the smaller picture.
A moment's reflection.
Why again?

High time for a bit of sober modesty and humility.
And how to create the gentle power of true goodness.

We should all think regularly about what is really important in our life.

What would be most vital if we woke up after a storm finding ourself alive but loved ones missing?

To have shown them whenever possible how much they mean to us and how deeply they are loved and valued.
To have made them feel safe in our hearts and emotions any given moment and opportunity.
And to've experienced their affection.

That is where the Feeling, the Spirit of MIZPAH comes in.
Expressing Love and Hope, no matter how. And gentle Protection, that's it.

Every day.

The rest is...sugar crust?

I like to end my newsletter with a great man's thought:
 
The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money.
Thomas Jefferson

That's the MIZPAH touch.

It works.

Truly

Helena Lind


P.S. :

We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal,
that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights,
that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
American Declaration of Independence, 1776 (draft by Thomas Jefferson)

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