Leon
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Editorial on AmericaAlthough this has been circulated by email before, I felt it suitable to place
here. There are many people around the world who do not understand
the American Spirit. Read this excerpt from a Romanian Newspaper. The
article was written by Mr. Cornel Nistorescu and published under the title
'C'ntarea Americii, meaning ('Ode To America') in the Romanian
newspaper Evenimentulzilei 'The Daily Event' or 'News of the Day'. Maybe
after reading it, more people will have a better understanding of what
makes up the people of The United States of America.
| Quote: | ~ Ode to America ~
Why are Americans so united? They would n ot resemble one another
even i f 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, or the Secret
Service 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. Instead 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 pla ce and on every
car a government official or the president was passing. On every occasion,
they started singing: '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 hi s 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 into 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
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, I reached but only one conclusion...
Only freedom can work such miracles.
Cornel Nistorescu |
(This deserves to be passed around the internet forever.) It took a
person on the outside, looking in, to see what most of us take for granted!
GOD BLESS AMERICA
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thebizman
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Amen.....
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Leon
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Here is something else that will stir up that spirit if you are capable of experiencing it.
http://www.nfl.com:80/videos;jses...8F73761A?videoId=09000d5d80924c91
Peace,
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thebizman
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Watching that clip is the best 5 minutes I've spent today.
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DougTidwell
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Leon.
Thank you my friend, that was a moving video.
Like another friend of mine stated,
"If you have served, You understand at a greater depth"
Doug
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