Amerikai Magyar Hírlap, 2001 (13. évfolyam, 2-43. szám)
2001-11-02 / 42. szám
AMERICAN Hungarian Journal MEDITATIONS by Dr. Bela Bonis Pastor (562) 430-0876 First Hungarian Reformed Church, Hawthorne A lot of things have happened since last Sept. 11. How are we to understand a terror and so many tragedies that grew out of the intersection of so many histories. We surely must not expect our nation’s wounds to heal quickly. It is too deep and the pain is too profound. We Americans expect instant healing. Let’s put it behind us - get over it - get on with life, we say, as if it were inappropriate to allow tragedy to be tragic for more than a day or two. However, what we all need is a necessary, albeit painful, period of national introspection. I do not mean to say, as some have, that we brought Sept. 11 on ourselves, that the collective political and moral foibles of the American people resulted in us "getting what we deserved." Not at all. But there are serious questions to be explored, such as the critical tension between security and civil liberties, and perhaps the hardest question of all: Why did those who did this do it? Their reasons may be misguided, immoral, evil and insane, but it is irresposible not to probe and study and ask and listen until we know the reasons. A friend of mine asked, "Why do they hate us?" Why indeed? Those responsible seemed to be well-educated, even fathers and husbands. Why were they willing to die to hurt us? Of course, the fault is not ours. But we do need to find out what it is about us that stimulates and feeds this hatred. Perhaps you are glad that we’ve appropriated funds and deployed aircraft carriers, or that President Bush’s resolve is not to tolerate this terrorism. But I also hope and pray for the moral courage and stamina to lead the nation in a reexamination of the role we play in the new global environment and in hardpushed business globalization. What we do or do not do reverberates across nations and cultures in ways we do not intend but must now understand. Against our new foes our conventional arsenal is all but useless. In his second inaugural address, given on December 1, 1862, President Lincoln said: "The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present... As our case is new, so we must think anew, and act anew. May God help us for the moral courage to think and act anew in the perilous days ahead." Princess Soraya Died in Paris PARIS - Princess Soraya Esfandiari Bakhtiari, the second wife of the former Shah of Iran, has died, a former Iranian official close to the family said Thursday. She was 69. She died in her Paris apartment. The cause and day of death were unclear. The princess was bom June 22, 1932, to a German mother and a father who was a member of Iran's powerful Bakhtiari family. She married Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi on Feb. 12, 1951, following his divorce from Egyptian Princess Fawzia, sister of King Farouk. Celebrated for her beauty, Soraya also was famed for keeping a pet seal in a fountain at the Iranian Imperial Court. In 1958, the shah divorced Soraya after they failed to have children. Though she lost the title of empress, the shah conferred on her the title of "royal princess" at the time of the divorce. Pahlavi later married a French-educated architecture student, Farah, who became empress, bearing four children during their two-decade marriage. The shah died of cancer in 1980 after being swept from the throne by the Islamic revolution that installed the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini as the country's supreme leader. Soraya never remarried. In the 1960s, she was a close companion to Italian film director Franco Indovina. He died in a plane crash in 1972. The story of her divorce inspired French songwriter Francoise Mallet-Jorris to write "Je Veux Pleurer Comme Soraya" (I Want to Cry Like Soraya). The ex-empress published an autobiography in 1991, "Le Palais des Solitudes" (The Palace of Solitudes). ONE As the soot and dirt and ash rained down, We became one color. As we carried each other down the stairs of the burning building We became one class. As we lit candles of waiting and hope We became one generation. As the firefighters and police officers fought their way into the inferno We became one gender. As we fell to our knees in prayer for strength, We became one faith. As we whispered or shouted words of encouragement, We spoke one language. As we gave our blood in lines a mile long, We became one body. As we mourned together the great loss We became one family. As we cried tears of grief and loss We became one soul. As we retell with pride of the sacrifice of heroes We become one people. We are One color One class One generation One gender One faith One language One body One family One soul One people God Bless America! We are The Power of One. We are United. We are America “'Wc ^bieve it ts our duty to ‘America to love it; to support its Constitution; to obey its faws; to respect tfie ffag Pat Davis f our country and to defend it pdavis@pisd.edu against ad enemies." 469-752-9020 29020 Greetings to the Hungarian Community from COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES Hungarian Freedom Fighters Federation Los Angeles Chapter 45th Anniversary Observance of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution WITH SINCERE CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES DOES HEREBY JOIN IN YOUR CELEBRATION October 21, 2001 (signed) Michael D. Antonovich Mayor, County of Los Angeles” ********************** CITY OF LOS ANGELES GREETINGS Hungarian Freedom Fighters World Federation Los Angeles Chapter ON BEHALF OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, I WISH THE MEMBERS AND GUESTS OF THE HUNGARIAN FREEDOM FIGHTERS WORLD FEDERATION A MOST JOYOUS TIME OF CELEBRATION ON ITS 45th ANNIVERSARY October 21, 2001 (signed) James K. Hahn, Mayor” ********************** Commissioners Andrew Friedman and L.A.P.D. Deputy Chief David Kalish congratulate City Councilman Tom LaBonge on his landslide election. Councilman La Bonge will be representing the 4th District which includes a large number of Hungarian residents. The Councilman was recently honored by his supporters at a community-wide benefit breakfast. Subscribe to the American Hungarian Journal! EAR CONING - WHAT IS IT? The process of Ear Coning has been used by Egyptians, American Indians and European Healers for hundreds of years. What is it? It involves the use of a hollow candle which is placed on the outer cup of the ear. The other end is lit with a match. Ear Coning uses a vacuum method, plus specific pressure points to remove old wax and bacteria build-up from the ear - wax which can cause ear aches, sinus pressure, ringing and fluid in the ears, plus hearing problems. Does it hurt? There is no discomfort with ear coning. Does it really work? Thousands of users indicate ear coning is effective. Is there any medical reason that ear coning should be done? Recently, an ear coning client took candles to the Mayo Clinic and the M.D. there stated that using candles is fine, but felt they should not be used if the ear drum is perforated. To find out more, call KATI: (562) 941-7972 Kati’s Skincare@Elegant Lady Salon 1476 S. Harbor Blvd., La Habra, CA 90631 2001. november 2. AMERIKAI Djagyar Ifirlap Jll
