Thursday, January 05, 2006

More about the miners.....

Something was said during the newscast at 10 pm tonight that was so fitting....sad, yet true....

"IT IS OFTEN SAID IN APPALACHIA ... THAT IF YOU WANT TO MAKE GOOD MONEY ...AND YOU HAVEN'T GONE TO COLLEGE ... YOU HAVE TO CUT YOUR FORTUNE FROMTHE EARTH ... WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, MOTHEREARTH DEMANDS PAYBACK IN THE FORM OF BLOOD.THESE MEN, SAY FAMILY MEMBERS, UNDERSTOOD THE DELICATE DANCE ... AND WEREBOUND TOGETHER BY THEIR TENOUS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MINES ... IN LIFE... AND IN DEATH."

So sad.....really makes you think, though. Just so sad.

Continuing to pray.....and think....

1 comment:

Jen said...

Yeah, I just thought that the way it was phrased put things into words in a way that I had never heard before.....