Remembering September 11, 2001

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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