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| #1zombiegleemaxSep 11, 2003 12:47:10 | As today is once again Sept. 11, my mind is brought back to the day of that tragedy. Much like ourselves, the people of Krynn have known terror and suffering. Those people, much like the fire fighters, police, and civilians of NY, pulled together and fought against the darkness to save eachother....to ensure the survival of their neighbors. Two years later, we find our world still embroiled with conflict. Perhaps, if we all remembered the spirit of the heroes of Sept.11, and the heroes of Krynn, who have come together time and again for a common good, our world will be the better for it. I will post the dedication of Dragons of a Vanished Moon, as it is very much in the spirit of this post.
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| #2DragonhelmSep 11, 2003 13:18:34 | My friends, Sept. 11, 2001 was a day that will live forever in our hearts. Since that time, much has changed. Rather than go into this, I think it would be good for all of us to sit for a minute in silent contemplation and reflect. I thought that you guys may be interested in re-reading the newsletter I sent out on Sept. 12, 2001. It has some of my thoughts, and even had some info on how people could help out (which is now out of date, of course). DEDICATION When I re-read that this morning, I could just feel that emotion all over again. Est Sularus oth Mithas |
| #3zombiegleemaxSep 11, 2003 13:20:00 | I just wanted to add my voice. There is little more to say as Serena has done a beautiful job. I just wanted to thank her, along with all the heros of that terrible time in our world. And, as well, I want to thank all those who have made Krynn what it is so that we can more easily deal with darkness when it shows itself. |
| #4kalanthSep 11, 2003 13:34:43 | I don't remember much from the day of Sept. 11th, 2001. I was in Air Force Basic Training, and the base stopped. We struggled for nearly an hour to get a Working TV into the Dorm (Our Training Instructor finally just grabbed one from his home) and we watched the TV for hours. That was the day that we were struck with the truth of our choices to join the Military. That was the day we knew we would go to war, and fight for the memories of the ones that were lost on that day. |
| #5zombiegleemaxSep 11, 2003 16:25:59 | I remember 9-11 too well. I had a real close friend in new york at the time. It broke my heart to think that she might have been killed. And, it still breaks my heart today that while my friend did survive it (she worked a few blocks away from WTC and saw the crashes), those thousands of people going to work that day did not. Dragonlance is a book of tales of good vs evil, a battle we fight whether in fiction, or in reality. What happens in these novels? Good always outshines the evil, and the world always heals. I think we should take this into heart. The evil won't always hold power over us, and always gets it in the end. And we always heal. Just a little bit of thought. |
| #6sweetmeatsSep 12, 2003 6:37:16 | Thankfully I didn't lose anyone in the disaster, although I could have. Some friends of mine had flown to the States on a three month holiday tour, and had planned to finish it by visiting the WTC on their last day... which was the 11th of September. Thankfully they decided to do the tour in reverse and started there instead. They came very close. Even though its been two years and I'm not American, my thoughts are still with the families who lost loved ones that day. |
| #7zombiegleemaxSep 13, 2003 23:05:33 | I know I'm a little late o this, but I felt that I had to share my experience of 9-11... I didn't know what was going on. Know one would tell me. I was at school, and the atmosphere was different. THere was something wrong with everybody, and I didn't know what. This went all the way to 6th period, band, when our band instructor told us we didn't have to play today, and instead we all had a discussion. I knew somehting had hapened, but in the entire 45 minutes, nobaody actually came out and said what exactly had hapened, but I knew it had to be bad. I was apparently the one person that didn't know. Next period, shop, I found out. The shop teracher had a TV i nhis room, and the footage was playing over and over. He didn't make us do work that day, so I immediatly got on one of his computers and went to a Final Fantasy VII mesageboard that I frequented, and whose denizens I had grown quite fond of. There were three of them that were in NY, 2 visiting and 1 lving there. After a while, the 2 visitors were accounted for, and I found out that a good friend of mine was planning on going to NY, and on visting the twin towers that very day, but suddenly developed a fear of flying the day before he was going to leave. It was scary when days passed with no word of the third person. People kept saying "I'm sure he's going to come any minute", but he didn't. It wasn't until almost a month later when he showed up, unharmed. Then, we killed him ourselves because he scared us so much(lol). |
| #8zombiegleemaxSep 13, 2003 23:21:06 | I'm suddenly feeling very sorry for this nation, with some of the attitudes i'm hearing around my college's campus... I'm not sure this is appropriete or not, but every time i think of this, it infuriates me. This nation's apathy is killing us all... Check this: I was at an on-campus food store last thursday when a special news report came on the tele, about a girl talking of how sad she is that her parents died at the WTC. That's when i saw a couple of frat guys look up, claim that this is such BS, and when another asked what the news was about, the guy's responce was something along the lines of "oh, some building blew up." Said with a smirk and a shrug. I can't believe that in 2 years, people can already be writing this off, or not even beliving it happened (one of that frat buddy's friends claim that the WTC destruction was just made up). Forgive me for ruining this post with some idiot's stupidity, but it needed to be mentioned that people are already begining to forget. We can't let them forget about the men and women we lost. I fear what next will be forgotten... I'm sorry for this. Go on with your lives now. |
| #9DragonhelmSep 13, 2003 23:54:52 | Originally posted by Magus_Extreme It's okay, Magus. It's human nature to forget the bad things, especially if you're not directly involved. Yet we can never forget these lessons, nor others we have learned in history. My dad fought in World War II (generation gap in my family). He earned the purple heart, and has kamikaze shrapnel in his leg to this day. In his generation, Dec. 7, 1941 changed the face of the world. The events of that war still affect us to this day. It was the defining moment of a generation, and yet we pulled through okay. So here we are, with our defining moment - Sept. 11, 2001. It's a different defining moment. Suddenly we're facing an enemy that isn't a nation, but a concept (terrorism). We're facing faceless killers, unlike in wars past. I feel that we're in a defining moment in world history. So much has changed so fast, and there are people on both sides of the issue. While all sides will probably never completely agree, I hope the end result will produce a stronger bond between nations. Anyway, try not to be down, Magus. We will persevere through all these troubling times. |
| #10zombiegleemaxSep 14, 2003 5:01:24 | Two years and three days ago, I awoke from sleep by the words of my mother, "America has been attacked." Unbelievable! I thought. As I saw the horror on the TV, the tradegty had a deep affect on me, even though I live all the way in Australia. You have our condolenses and we wish the people of New York, and the U.S. another year of happiness and prosperity. |
| #11zombiegleemaxSep 14, 2003 7:42:51 | blech |
| #12zombiegleemaxSep 15, 2003 23:19:37 | Apparently, a friend of mine's sister said in one of her classes, Government or Econ of Sociology or something, when asked what the flag meantt o her, she said nothing. She said that it was just some colors on a piece of material. I feel sick. |
| #13cam_banksSep 16, 2003 0:39:26 | Originally posted by Jacen Solo 5007 A flag or any other symbol only has significance or meaning if you give it that significance or meaning. Not everybody believes they have intrinsic value - thats' why there's such a debate over flag-burning in the USA. In many ways its like vampires and crosses. Vampires have been said to be afraid of crosses because they believe in the power of the cross as a symbol. A vampire who was Jewish when it was alive wouldn't have that reaction, but might flinch at the presentation of a Star of David. Similarly, an individual only finds strength and consolation, or feels patriotic or nationalistic pride, when a flag carries some meaning with it for that individual. Cheers, Cam |
| #14morgion-s_clawSep 16, 2003 2:01:00 | Well, it doesn't fit in here 100%... But reading this Thread I was thinking how well I like the approach of late Bertrem on Krynn... The real heros are never those who are looked at, who do this or that... It's the commoner bearing the whole weight of everything crushing down on him, the attacks, the devastation, the loss of so many loved ones, sometimes being forced to start all things over again. They always take the brunt. Be it on Krynn, be it on earth, in the States, in Iraq, in Israel on both sides. It's a sad thing that hatred and vengeance gain so much power in our world, that it's sufficient to have some falcons of war on both sides to have the mass of commoners caught in the middle of a never-ending feud like in Israel... Which mortal can tell if Kiri-Jolith or Sargonnas are in the lead of his troops? Something that struck my heart was when I heard from an association in Israel working for peace. Its members were families of israelien soldiers and children killed in gunfights with palestinians or bomb attacks as well as palestinian families who lost relatives sons and daughters in israelian air strikes... All said: Let's stop this madness. Let's hope that more and more of the commoners won't give in to hate and violence and stand up to say: You won't get us down on our knees, we won't enter your game. And let's hope that tragedies as the 09-11 won't happen again. This is just one opinion, mine, but I don't pretend that it is better than anyone else's. I hope that I didn't hurt anybodys feelings and if so, I'm sorry. Regards to all M's Claw |