10/29/01
Who Are These People?
Now that the dust of modern life, which was kicked up by the tumultuous emotions following September 11, has begun to settle in my mind, some exposed questions continue to stick out conspicuously, dominated by “Who are these people?” and “How did they get where they are?” They are the questions of a nation that has seen the incongruities of its culture laid bare by the shattering of the distorted glass through which it has observed itself.
This essay has been published in Just Thinking: Volume I, 10/29/01 –10/21/02 and is available in Confidence Place: The Timshel Arts Store.
