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it's back!/sobering thoughts
Jan. 16th, 2005 08:06 amNot much of an update, but i felt the 'need' to post since the opportunity had been gone for a day.
There have been troubling incidents here lately. About a week ago, two policemen were killed in the line of duty, in a shootout with insurgents. Four men shooting at Americans from a moving vehicle, i believe three escaped, one was killed. Yesterday another warden's message saying it has happened again. One more policeman killed another injured, the terrorists still at large. The first time it was on one side of us...toward the city, in an area we only go for computer stuff. Many non-arabs around that area all the time. Yesterday it was to the south of us, in the area where we take the dog for his desert run. By the army base out there. i don't go out to the desert alone anymore. i haven't since i got back in September, not for fear of terrorists, but concern about a car breakdown, and Him in Iraq. Still in all, it is disconcerting to have this all going on now.
What they do here, is not going to effect what goes on in Iraq in two weeks. The elections have to go forward. Nearly everybody is in agreement with that. i am bothered by Master's traveling back and forth. i want Him here, safe, not up there, no matter how safe it is. But i don't want Him on the desert road, or traveling through crowded areas to get here. He is being a part of history, helping to get the country ready for it's election. i am proud of that. i selfishly don't want Him in harm's way. Apparently i can't have one without the other, and i'm not liking it a bit.
i have a vague feeling of unease because my trip to Corfu begins on the morning after the elections. i don't think it will stop me from going, at least not at this time. Putting these feelings into words made them all the more real. There will never be peace in the world. i do not believe it can ever happen as long as free will in humans exists. i don't know what the solution is, i don't have a great enough mind to even try to consider one. i shall make sure my space in the world is as safe as can be. This is rapidly deteriorating into something i don't want. i'm done for now.
There have been troubling incidents here lately. About a week ago, two policemen were killed in the line of duty, in a shootout with insurgents. Four men shooting at Americans from a moving vehicle, i believe three escaped, one was killed. Yesterday another warden's message saying it has happened again. One more policeman killed another injured, the terrorists still at large. The first time it was on one side of us...toward the city, in an area we only go for computer stuff. Many non-arabs around that area all the time. Yesterday it was to the south of us, in the area where we take the dog for his desert run. By the army base out there. i don't go out to the desert alone anymore. i haven't since i got back in September, not for fear of terrorists, but concern about a car breakdown, and Him in Iraq. Still in all, it is disconcerting to have this all going on now.
What they do here, is not going to effect what goes on in Iraq in two weeks. The elections have to go forward. Nearly everybody is in agreement with that. i am bothered by Master's traveling back and forth. i want Him here, safe, not up there, no matter how safe it is. But i don't want Him on the desert road, or traveling through crowded areas to get here. He is being a part of history, helping to get the country ready for it's election. i am proud of that. i selfishly don't want Him in harm's way. Apparently i can't have one without the other, and i'm not liking it a bit.
i have a vague feeling of unease because my trip to Corfu begins on the morning after the elections. i don't think it will stop me from going, at least not at this time. Putting these feelings into words made them all the more real. There will never be peace in the world. i do not believe it can ever happen as long as free will in humans exists. i don't know what the solution is, i don't have a great enough mind to even try to consider one. i shall make sure my space in the world is as safe as can be. This is rapidly deteriorating into something i don't want. i'm done for now.
