December 29, 2004

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Perspective

    By Jack Grant

The news from the areas hit by the earthquake and subsequent tsunami is more grim with every hour.

There is little to say or do other than to contribute to a relief organization, and to mourn for the lives lost...

...and to remember that no matter if the flight was cancelled and Christmas was "ruined" or if you spent the holiday arguing with your family, that is nothing compared to losing your family, your children, to a disaster like the one in southern Asia.

Joe Gandelman has a personal understanding of the helpless feelings that a natural disaster can cause that he has chosen to write about; it is well worth reading.

Posted by Jack Grant at 14:19 on 29 December 2004
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