Loss of sacred ground prompts tears

[Robbien]

I am a native Floridian, and I absolutely love this area and Pensacola Beach. As a child, my family spent the summers on East Bay. I have crabbed, fished and enjoyed these waters since childhood.

My heart is breaking over what is happening with the Gulf oil spill, and I am trying to make some sense of it. But I can’t.

If it was an accident, maybe I could understand it, but it wasn’t. It was because of greed that our Gulf is dying.

As I sat by the shore last week, I thought to myself, “BP really doesn’t get it.” They have no clue.

We cherish this place so much that we marry those we love on our beaches. We baptize our children in these waters, entrust the ashes of our love ones, and we laugh, cry and pray together. This is not just a body of water. This is sacred ground to us!

Last week, I wanted to do something so I carried a homemade sign in protest of what has happened. I sat in my beach chair and bothered no one. Several people walked past and took a picture and spoke of their love of the water and wildlife, too. Suddenly, several law enforcement officers were coming down the walkway. People around me got out their cameras, and the officers turned and walked away. A police helicopter flew over us three times, and I felt like I was in BP of America instead of the United States of America.

It was raining last week and my granddaughter said, “You know, the angels are crying. They are crying because of what (BP has) done to the ocean.”

I teared up and said, “Yes, I know, and your Grammy is crying with them.”

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Delores (Dee) Pittman
http://www.gulfbreezenews.com/news/2010-06-17/Opinion/Loss_of_sacred_ground_prompts_tears.html


Eyes getting a bit misty here too.

[peacetalksforall]

1. You're right. It was not an accident. It was a Corporate crime. And not just by BP.

Maybe those angels can bring some peace of mind.

We've had thefts of our children for corporate war, our votes, our missing trillions from the DOD and HUD - endless crimes - and the theft of life from the tobacco companies - now the entire country is going to get hit, day by day. We are in for the after affects of theft that will hurt for decades. We may even see or suffer from the 'opportunity' it brings for the same kind of people to make money off us us with some scheme related to this while they block the ideas of creative people with ideas.

I wish you well. I'm sorry you're hurting.

AND, I'm very sorry for us if the police and the helicopters who seemed to circle are now a warning that they police are out to fight signs - or more.