Some good has to come from tragedy

Re Many ‘ underprivileged’ better off, Barbara Bush says Sept. 7.

Barbara Bush is getting much criticism about her recent comments concerning the Katrina evacuees at the Astrodome in Texas. She stated that many of the victims were “ underprivileged anyway, so this is working very well for them.” Why does the truth seem to hurt us so? Most of these people are poor, which means they are underprivileged. From Hollywood to China, even from the tsunamistricken regions in Asia, money, supplies and sympathy are pouring in. Something good has got to come out of this tragedy or else this great country is doomed.

Let’s hope when all is said and done, better mothers, single and married, will evolve and men will become better fathers to their many children. Babies will stop having babies because they will realize that no one will come and save them but themselves. Crack cocaine, alcohol and other mind- altering drugs will no longer be on their agendas. Homicides and crime will no longer plague our inner cities. The rising HIV/AIDS statistics in the black community, especially the inner cities, will fall like the stock market in 1929. Unemployment and high school dropout stats will soon follow suit.

Yes indeed, this is our time, a time of spiritual awakening. Something good indeed shall come to pass, slowly but surely. If not, may God have mercy on our souls. I am a black woman and I thank you for allowing me to share my opinion with your many readers. Pamela A. Hairston, Washington, D. C.