There is a brokenness of which comes the unbroken, a shatteredness out of which blooms the unshatterable. There is a sorrow beyond all grief which leads to joy and a fragility out of whose depths emerges strength. There is a hollow space too vast for words through which we pass with each loss, out of whose darkness we are sanctioned into being. There is a cry deeper than all sound whose serrated edges cut the heart as we break open to the place inside which is unbreakable and whole, while learning to sing. ~ Author Unknown |
Satyajit Sarna lights a candle at the base of a statue of Mahatma Gandhi across from the Indian Embassy in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2001, during a vigil by the Indian-American community for victims of the terrorist attacks. (AP Photo/Reginald Pearman) |
"I observe in the limited field in which I find myself, that unless I can reach the hearts of men and women, I am able to do nothing. I observe further that so long as the spirit of hate persists in some shape or other, it is impossible to establish peace or to gain our freedom by peaceful effort. We cannot love one another, if we hate Englishmen. We cannot love the Japanese and hate Englishmen. We must either let the law of love rule us through and through or not at all. Love among ourselves based on hatred of others breaks down under the slightest pressure. The fact is, such love is never real love. It is an armed peace. War will only be stopped when the conscience of mankind has become sufficiently elevated to recognize the undisputed supremacy of the Law of Love in all the walks of life. Some say this will never come to pass. I shall retain the faith till the end of my earthly existence that it shall come to pass. ~Mahatma Gandhi~ |
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Michael Allen Noeth Illustrator/Draftsman Second Class Petty Officer Awards and Decorations: National Defense Service Medal, Navy "E" Ribbon (3), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2), Meritorious Unit Commendation, Good Conduct Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, Joint Service Achievement Medal |
A Tribute to the Victims of September 11, 2001 By Jason Powers |
Avraham A. Noeth - Father Merrilly Noeth - Mother Muriel Kuhn - Grandmother |
