European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 12, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes a Page 11 letters a the Beauty of watching change occur j like to use the recent events in South Africa As an on Onu Nily to remind the jaded to addict of one Kous Point which has been redundantly expressed Over the past six months but which still deserves our 3t the Point we have All a gotten tired of hearing is that this is such a significant time in history that the world As we know it is going through Only dreamed of changes right before our eyes and with the rapidity of the unexpected on a daily basis. That the majority of what is occurring is As nonviolent As it is substantial a and that each further crack n the a world As we know it actually confronts us daily with the ominously breathtaking question what in gods name or any other name do we want our future to look like a this is the stuff that should make the tube watcher feel already quite involved just by being witness to it. _ when 1 look at Mandela on the screen i can to avoid being deeply moved i am looking at a replica a in South african context a of Martin Luther King As dignified after 27 years of prison As King would be. Twenty seven years in lock up sustained by one thought that the concept of Freedom is Worth it. Where did this crack begin Tiana men Square. It took the personal and individual convictions and clarity of purpose of some chinese students of some East bloc europeans of some White Black and mixed South africans to follow through against an immovable Force a and actually move it. I am not tired of watching it and i wont be tomorrow. In a staying Here in Berlin so i can watch it some More from a position less isolated than the states. There Are other struggles being waged that Are not working out or they would have had the same results by now. They Are still at the futile stage because the intransigence of these struggles is not at the level of certainty it takes to upset the balance of tyranny. That level of certainty is peace not the Hope of peace but the vision enacted from peace As a reference Point from which to begin. It is after you acknowledge yourself to be a free person or a free people that you tap into the current which Breaks chains and removes Walls. I suggest we try not to be bored with the broadcasts and interviews i suggest we give this All some careful individual thought. We might want to Wake up and take notice and let ourselves for once feel a certain gratitude for being around during some interesting times. Gandhi held no governmental position yet his funeral was attended by Heads of state from All Over the world because they were affected and they wanted to recognize and to share in the integrity he represented. What i am saying is that we also can share that integrity just by staying awake. A it ainu to Over folks a til the Fattahy  a spec. Inayat Christi Berlin a Reader laments being a captive shopper twice 1 have been held prisoner by the Exchange a once at Ramstein and once in Vogel Weh. The Exchange locks the doors and wont let anyone in or out a the maps surround the store and we Are held hostage. After awhile we Are released with no explanation no apology no nothing. If service is so important to cafes How about the a a services of an explanation of what is going on if i Ever was treated like that in a store in the United states i would never go Back but cafes kind of has a monopoly Here. In a tired of being a mushroom kept in the dark and told nothing. Jeff Weber Kaiserslautern West Germany editor s note a master sgt. Dayton p. Recently my husband and i were getting our Tine test needed to move Back to our Home state Alabama. The lady who gave us our shot made a slurring remark when she read on our orders what state we were return a buy German Reader says about that woman from Bamberg who can to find the right shoes in her size and other persons complaining that they can to find the right clothes food Etc i can to understand Why they done to shop for those things in local stores. You Are in West Germany not at the North pole. You can find almost everything Here As you can find it in America. Why do americans always want to buy Only american items come on and look there is a whole world out there. A Kristina Smith Munich West Germany Strickland customer relations he cafes Europe replies a new sales initiative by local management there involves a review of our electronic Cash Register activity As compared to the number of customers entering and exiting the store. During periods when the customer flow exceeds sales transactions the doors Are locked and customers Arentt allowed to leave until they buy something. Just kidding actually what happens is that when a duress alarm is activated the air Force Security police and army military police prohibit anyone from entering or leaving the store until they determine whether or not a robbery is in Progress or has taken place. We re sorry for the inconvenience and Hope this gets you out of the dark. Ing to. I asked her what state she was from and she replied new York. In be had just about enough slurring comments from ignorant Yankees who have never been to the South. So the following information is for them. Just to enlighten you we have paved roads shoes on our feet and the finest selection of Homes anywhere in the United states. Unlike the High Rise slum areas my husband and i had to live in while up North we Arentt plagued with violent gang members running rampant and we have the finest medical facility lab Hospital in Birmingham where the Northern hospitals Send their problem cases because they Arentt equipped to handle them. So i suggest the next time you want to make hurtful comments you a better take yourself Down South and have a look around. I think you la be real surprised by what you see. A Linda Mayfield Wiesbaden West Ger Manyann Landers dear Ann Landers i read with interest your response to the woman in Torrance who wrote about morning people and night people. You called them a a larks and  you certainly revealed yourself when you said a a in Man owl and i done to give a Hoot who knows  i can to imagine Why anyone would brag about such a thing. Its people like you who can to get up sunday morning and go to Church or see to it that their children have a hot breakfast and arc properly dressed for school. I do believe in internal clocks and am aware that metabolism can be a Factor in Energy output but an awful lot of it is just Plain habit and habits can be broken. You la get my respect when the rest of the world decides to crawl out of bed at noon too. A a Lark in Sioux Falls dear Sioux Falls you must be in some kind of time Warp lady. The a a child you seem to think i should get up and fix breakfast for will soon be celebrating her 50th birthday. Most people have had about 40 percent of their sleep when 2 . Rolls around. At that hour i am usually at my typewriter or in the tub Reading mail. I guess i m just a dim bulb who has to work 10 or 12 hours a Day to get this column out. For another Point of View keep Reading. Dear Ann Landers can you stand another owl is. Lark letter 1 Hope so. Like the woman from Torrance i too have been made to feel that something is wrong with me because i am not Able to leap out of bed chirping and brimming with Energy at 6 30 . After 12 years of hating to hear the alarm go off and dragging around half dead until noon i asked to be put on the swing shift. Ann it improved my life 100 percent. I could just die of happiness. I get exactly the same amount of sleep that i used to get but i no longer arrive at the Job sleepy and Cranky. I now clean House Cook and do laundry after work. It s heaven not to have to get up and run for the bus. Too bad i did no to catch on to the Lark owl syndrome years ago. I la bet if you publish this letter a lot of people will see themselves and it just May change their lives. A Denny in Sacramento dear Denny in a sure you re right. Thanks a million. Dear Ann Landers May i say a word to those people who try to beat the train to the crossing i am a former fireman and Engineer who has been on duty when the train has hit cars and trucks. Its god awful to Sec a vehicle on the tracks and know you Are going to hit it. I have worked with both steam and diesel engines. A steam engine can weigh anywhere Between 265,000 pounds and 450,000 pounds. How foolish to try to pit a 4,000-Pound car against those huge locomotives. Just remember if you win the race to beat a train to the crossing you Are Lucky but if its a tie you could be dead wrong. �?r.e.f., Cincinnati dear Cincinnati i can to imagine anyone being so foolish but we read about this sort of insanity All the time. Thanks for a grim reminder. C creators Syndicate a writer lauds Alabama the deep South the said Helpes european edition col. Gene e. Townsend Usan commander editor in chief it. Col. Suzanne l. Phillips Usa Deputy commander editor in chief pm Utnicki Mert Proctor Deane b. 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