On Monday there were people fighting against praying in schools …
On Tuesday you would have been hard pressed to find a school where someone was not praying
On Monday there were people trying to separate each other by race, sex, color and creed…
On Tuesday they were all holding hands
On Monday we thought that we were secure…
On Tuesday we learned better
On Monday we were talking about heroes as being athletes…
On Tuesday we re-learned what hero meant
On Monday people went to work at the World Trade Centers as usual…
On Tuesday they died
On Monday people were fighting the 10 commandments on government property
On Tuesday the same people all said \’God help us all\’ while thinking \’Thou shall not kill\’
On Monday people argued with their kids about picking up their room
On Tuesday the same people could not get home fast enough to hug their kids
On Monday people picked up McDonalds for dinner
On Tuesday they stayed home
On Monday people were upset that their dry cleaning was not ready on time
On Tuesday they were lining up to give blood for the dying
On Monday politicians argued about budget surpluses…
On Tuesday grief stricken they sang \’God Bless America\’
On Monday we worried about the traffic and getting to work late…
On Tuesday we worried about a plane crashing into your house or place of business
On Monday we were irritated that our rebate checks had not arrived…
On Tuesday we saw people celebrating people dying in the USA
On Monday some children had solid families…
On Tuesday they were orphans
On Monday the president was going to Florida to read to children…
On Tuesday he returned to Washington to protect our children
On Monday we emailed jokes…
On Tuesday we did not
It is sadly ironic how it takes horrific events to place things into perspective, but it has.
The lessons learned on September 11, 2001, the things we have taken for granted, the things that have been forgotten or overlooked, hopefully will never be forgotten again.
Source http://www.chimerra.com/memorial/memorial.html
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