Yael, thank you for your thoughts on the post which I
sent about bin laden. I need to clear the air as to
why I posted this"joke" to the list. First of all, I
did not and do not see it as a joke. I find nothing
funny about it at all. I did not send it as revenge,
retaliation or anything. The reason I did send it was
that to me, it was more like a "take a walk in my
shoes and see how it really is" kind of sentiment. And
before I get jumped on for saying that, I hereby admit
that I could not possibly know what it is like for
women in Afghanistan (or anywhere else for that
matter) beyond what I have experienced, learned, read,
studied, listened to, cried about. Know that my heart
does ache for them still. Alas, I digress.
I sent it as per my subject line suggested: food for
thought. I am very sensitive to the issues that women
face world wide in general and in this case, women
who reside in Afghanistan in particular. I would never
joke about such things. Ever.
That email sent me on a journey of wondering what if
bin laden was thrust into the same situation he helped
to create? Would he experience first hand what the
Taliban dishes out to women in Afghanistan and beyond
deep into their every single day existence? For me,
these are questions that need no answers, they bubble
up to the surface of the rhetorical, theoretical pool.
And to me, the "what if" is no joke.
respectfully,
Mags.
--
And this loving is a drawing close,
a tuning in, an opening.
Until one perfect moment;
but how can it be expressed?
A receiving, an enfolding
as I cradle you in my arms.
Within my heart, within my soul,
You are my true love.
--Lui Collins
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