Word: sorrowful
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...read. I believe in making my life a more satisfying one, and I am learning to forgive those who have hurt me. Forgiveness works. It lets us be pals again. Anna Victoria Reich Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. While reading your report on happiness, I felt a touch of sorrow that science seems to be nosing its way into every aspect of humanity. Can't we go back to the days when people lived passionately without wondering what chemicals in the brain made them happy? Since when has happiness been a technical thing? Janet Ma Rochester, Michigan, U.S. Labeling the Insurgency...
...Sorrow When I began to read your tsunami report [Jan. 10], I immediately recoiled. I was angry that your photographs showed dead bodies until I realized that my anger was a reaction to human suffering. Then I softened and opened my heart?and wept. I never again want to be unmoved by the suffering of another human being. Thank you for bringing the struggle and anguish of our brothers and sisters into our comfortable homes. Scott Wyman Chico, California...
...tsunami that devastated South Asia, we still felt a jolt, as our daughter, son-in-law and twin two-year-old granddaughters were on the island of Phuket when the tsunami struck. Anxious hours passed before we learned they were safe. Tears not only of relief but also of sorrow were shed for the many parents who have little to rejoice about. The spontaneous generosity of those who are giving aid to tsunami victims has once again highlighted our common humanity. It contrasts sharply with the smallness of the terrorists, whose sole legacy for the world is hatred, destruction...
...only hope the disaster has opened their eyes to how little this conflict means compared to the devastation and sorrow of the people." FACHRY ALI, Jakarta-based political analyst, on the effect of the Dec. 26 tsunami on talks last week between the Indonesian government and Acehnese separatists...
While reading your report on happiness, I felt a touch of sorrow that science seems to be nosing its way into every aspect of humanity. Can't we go back to the days when people lived passionately without wondering what chemicals in the brain made them happy? Since when has happiness been a technical thing...