"I participated in a vigil tonight in silent recognition of 3,000 vibrant, dutiful lives that were snuffed out, blown up, crushed, along with many more broken families. As I stood there gazing into the candle lit center of the circle I tried to visualize how much room 3000 bright and colorful flagdraped coffins would require..."

Please re-read her post. It is as beautiful a piece of writing as has ever been posted to Mudcat, and it comes from one of the most beautiful people ever to post on Mudcat.