I hate people with normal lives!
I have always been a loving person and I adore people, but the past 4 months have taught me that misery loves company. So I cannot wish you well if you have lost nothing. I cannot sympathize with you when your pet is sick or celebrate your new promotion because chances are I am either homeless, unemployed, downsized, on food stamps, waiting on a FEMA; check, trailer, loan, rental assistance and/or all of the above. I am living in a city, state, and community that is trying to heal and healing requires acknowledgement of the problem. But this problem will not go away anytime in the near future. Right now it is all about us, the survivors of Katrina. I would love to say that I relish in seeing happiness around the world, but I would rather see less suffering and more progress in my own hometown first. Forgive me for wanting better of myself, my family, my friends, my co-workers, and my loved ones.
posted by Shawnee @ 4:19 PM
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There is nothing to forgive for wanting life back into a city that is truely dead. Even now, months after the storm, traveling in the Gulf Coast states, in any direction, there is destruction and an erie silence. There are parts of the city that are still as silent as the day the storm passed. Because of this feeling of death, it is hard to get excited and thrilled about positive things that are happening outside of our world of mourning. As I am one of the homeless, I can say that I understand and agree. Because no matter how bad it has been for each of us individually, there is always another person with a worse situation. After riding out many hurricanes, I can only give "Thanks" because by the Grace of God (and one of his angels), we left before the storm hit. Parts of our roof ended up IN our house. We left because my mother, who had rode out Betsy, didn't want to have to live for a week without power and water. Here it is close to five months after the storm and there are still parts of the city that haven't had power restored nor is the water safe to drink. When you are surrounded by sadness and death it's hard to be joyful and to share in other peoples' fortunes. But I have to give thanks that I didn't personally loose anyone that I loved in this catastrophe. Maybe in time we can be more tolerant of others who are enjoying their lives.
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