Ebbie, I did see that show, I had to turn it off though because the speakers started talking so fast and loud it was too much. I realize that the cadence of Arab speech is often like that, and I tried to hang in to hear their thoughts, but the regular press and indeed TV in general these days is so sped up I just can't take it. I'm not sure I agree with your characterization of Rose's reactions.... or disagree... I think he just feels all of it, and I do prefer people keep their connection to their heart even in these difficult times.

More and more I find myself watching news from the perspective of a witness, waiting to find out what I really think and feel, myself.... our culture (IMO) has such a tendency to think it can pre-know and pre-feel what has not occurred yet. I try to keep my feelings engaged moment to moment, but to let my opinions stay detached until I have processed those feelings and gained more information. Otherwise this would all be more than I can interact with.

I think people will burn out soon on how much coverage they can take in, on a daily basis, en masse.... I don't like knowing that our desire to know what is happening has been calculated into a marketing equation for how many commercials can be crammed into my head. My husband is a good model for me in this-- he spends the day DOING his life, and then catches about an hour of reportage at the end of it, but then he goes off to play guitar.

If all we can do as it unfolds moment by moment is pray, we can do that without knowing what has JUST happened, every minute of the day. (War is war is war.) One can remain in a general state of prayer over it as one goes about daily life.... what difference does it really make to live each minute of it in realtime, when you get down to it? I need to understand, not merely to know... and for me that means striving for a balance in how many times each day I will present my body for a carefully orchestrated assault on my adrenaline.

~Susan