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Thursday, May 04, 2006

This is so amazing


I don't know where to start although I guess Oklahoma City isn't a bad place. It is definitely not a bad place. I liked OKC a lot, starting with the Memorial, which broke my heart in a good way - if that's possible. This is a gentle city that did not deserve what happened here. I didn't understand, until I had visited the museum, the impact such an act of violence has on a community, like the rings in water a tossed pebble makes, in this case bloody, hurtful rings. Imagine victims, who are "survivors" feeling guilty because they survived? It makes sense when you see it all in context. And because of that the memorial is a powerful statement. I feel lucky to have walked on this ground and read and listened to the words of the people who experienced this awful consequence of freedom.

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