From another board - read it and think before you exercise the diarrhea from your brain.
~An Ode to America~
Why are Americans so united? They would not resemble
one another even if you painted them all one color!
They speak all the languages of the world
and form an astonishing mixture of civilizations and
religious beliefs.
Still, the American tragedy turned three hundred
million people into a hand put on the heart. Nobody
rushed to accuse the White House, the army, and
the secret services that they are only a bunch of
losers. Nobody rushed to empty their bank accounts.
Nobody rushed out onto the streets nearby to
gape about. The Americans volunteered to donate blood
and to give a helping hand.
After the first moments of panic, they raised their
flag over the smoking ruins, putting on T-shirts, caps
and ties in the colors of the national flag. They
placed flags on buildings and cars as if in every
place and on every car a government official or the
president was passing. On every occasion, they started
singing their traditional song: "God Bless America!"
I watched the live broadcast and rerun after rerun for
hours listening to the story of the guy who went down
one hundred floors with a woman in a wheelchair
without knowing who she was, or of the Californian
hockey player, who gave his life fighting with the
terrorists and prevented the plane
from hitting a target that could have killed other
hundreds or thousands of people.
How on earth were they able to respond united as one
human being?
Imperceptibly, with every word and musical note, the
memory of some turned into a modern myth of tragic
heroes. And with every phone call, millions
and millions of dollars were put in a collection aimed
at rewarding not a man or a family, but a spirit,
which no money can buy.
What on earth can unite the Americans in such a way?
Their land? Their galloping history? Their economic
Power? Money? I tried for hours to find
an answer, humming songs and murmuring phrases with
the risk of sounding commonplace.
I thought things over, but I reached only one
conclusion...
Only freedom can work such miracles.
MAY GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS AMERICA |
