July 07, 2005
Circle of Trauma
I'm sorry for all those who lost their lives and their loved ones to violence today in London, in Baghdad, in Iowa and Darfur. I am sorry for all of those who were injured and traumatized by witnessing the injuries of others. And for the generations to follow who will have parents who are hypervigilant and autonomically hyperaroused, unable to soothe themselves or their offspring, who awaken with nightmares, rage, who have suffered so much that, in protecting themselves, they victimize others.
The circle of trauma is vast, and ripples out through time.
Photo note: The other side
Posted by Dakota at July 7, 2005 08:29 PMSo true. The ripples of cause and effect go on repeating and expanding endlessly. If only this could be seen clearly, unmistakeably, graphically, on a screen? Would people still continue to perform actions whose consequences and their consequences are inevitable and catastrophic? Or does insanity really really rule?
Posted by: Natalie at July 9, 2005 08:20 AMRe: Natalie: yes.
http://www.obleek.com/iraq/index.html
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/content/news/photos/war_casualties/map/m10000.html?false
59,000,000 Americans for starters.
Looks like "the central front of the war on terror" just collapsed.
Thank you both for your excellent commentaries. The websites, An0n, are proof, once again, that a picture is worth a thousand words. Is there a site for lost limbs?
Posted by: Dakota at July 11, 2005 10:21 AM