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[dorianeldritch]

On a humid afternoon, an hour or two after lunch, Nadi al-Attar, 12, set off on a donkey-drawn cart with his grandmother Khariya and two of his young cousins to pick figs from a small orchard near their home in northern Gaza.
Ahmed, 17, one of the cousins, remembers the moment when the shell struck, but pauses as he tells his story to nervously rub

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[blue_chicory]

I know that this is a small thing, but it might make you feel better, there is an organization that collects hand-knit or crochet wool sweaters and things to send to people in Afganistan, its called Afgans for Afgans, I am working on a sweater and it helps me feel better that at least one kid will know that we do care and are working on making things better.

[dorianeldritch]

Thank you for sharing that. It does make me feel better becasue every little thing does count, every time we act isntead of denying, work instead of giving up we begin to create the world we want to see. I am so grateful for all of my friends like you who keep doing what they can and not letting the overwhelming nightmare aspect get in their way.
I just talk to to many people who would rather deny that anything is happening than do even the smallest thing to help and *that* really depresses me-since if I consider them a friend I expect them to be the kind of person I can respect.
My rants are usually sponsored by the spoiled selfish people and happily countered by the rest of you;-) so thank you again!
(and sorry for the slow reply I had no keyboard until a few days ago)

[powershutdown]

I know this is a really old post, but I just wanted to tell you that it's still powerful (in many ways). So thank you.

(I wrote this before my other comments but didnt post it till after cause I had to log out and in. So sorry there's not much to it).

[dorianeldritch]

Thank you! It means a lot to hear from friends who understand, and who are still fighting the good fight;-) being ill and pretty much hosuebound its too easy to get discouraged.

I added your newer account a minute ago so you should be able to see everything/comment now.