Brief Communique from New York, saying New Yorkers are Up but Many Also Wary
May 2nd, 2011 | 2 responses
this is from one of my friends in New York City near 2 am in the morning just now re news that Bin Laden is dead. It appears from the emails I’m receiving from the east coast in large numbers, many there have not yet gone to sleep. This news has been poignant for many many there.
“….it is good – very – that finally he was found and dealt with in the right way
…it sounds like very careful work was done, and for quite a long time, to get to this point. Not to mention what sounds like quite a detailed and well executed plan of attack. I am gratified that the operation seems to have come off without a hitch; it’s high time that this was done.
Still, today marks not only the end of his life, but the potential for a new beginning of challenges; his death will likely not go unanswered, and we all – especially those of us here in NY – must be on guard for the reaction to his death.”
As I mentioned in earlier article on personal thoughts on Osama, secondary post-trauma of renewed vigilance can occur when there is a shock of new news, even positive news. However, in this case, I’d say, it’s a logical view of the future: to remain vigilant now as the part of the world that lives with no care for human life, hears of bin Laden’s death.
Vigilance can be a strong form of prayer. In this case, let it be so.
2 Responses to “Brief Communique from New York, saying New Yorkers are Up but Many Also Wary”
“Vigilance can be a strong form of prayer. In this case, let it be so.”
Well said Dr. E.
I live within five blocks of The Empire State Building, Grand Central Station and The Midtown Tunnel. So stop the outward celebrating;this is not the Yankees winning the WS. Appreciate the outcome, but do it quietly.