Just to say i couldn't agree more with such words. Sometimes "Shadows"
aren't so wonderful as we thought. Let the sun shine again to all of the
U. S. A. inhabitants.
Thanks to all for your gentle thoughts.
Some words about shadows. Part of the horror of yesterday was that in the
Boston -New York-Washington corridor it was such a beautiful, crisp, sunny
autumn day. Blue skies, lush green trees, sunshine-filled yards and
windows. And then to contrast that natural beauty with the man-made
terror and destruction--it made me sick. I have close family and personal
ties to NY (where I grew up and my family lives and works), DC (where I
last lived and worked), and Boston (where I now work). My brother was a
block away from the World Trade Center when it collapsed. He seems okay,
but the personal toll of friends and relatives has yet to be realized by
many of us.
Perhaps some comfort may be taken from an old sundial motto I found in my
researches:
"Light and dark by turns, but love always."
Sara
Sara Schechner, Ph.D.
David P. Wheatland Curator
Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments
Harvard University, Science Center B-6
Cambridge, MA 02138
Tel: 617-496-9542
Fax: 617-496-5932
