On this day…
On this day in the year 2001, an attack was placed upon our nation. They not only attacked our political figures and military leaders, but also the people themselves. Tragedy does not describe the events that took place on that day.
But something else happened on that day that our attackers did not foresee. unity. Amongst the rubble and the dust a perfect flower sprang forth. The racial boundaries were gone. The gay bashing ceased. And for a time, you would have thought we all believed in the same God. Our attackers had created what this nation was meant to be, a nation of tolerance. A nation where all men and women are created equal. A nation where you are only judged by your actions toward your neighbor.
It truly was a sight to behold. But it was a sight that only lasted a moment.
It is now 2010 and here we are. Turn on the news and we remember this day through hatred. We remember the death, not the life that arose from it. We burn the religious documents of those that attacked us, but terrorists are the minority of every religion, so we mostly hurt those that never intended us harm. It is sad to see that this is how we honor those who died. We now divide ourselves when it was unification that pulled us through. We’ve taken our greatest achievement amongst tragedy and turned it into an example of the disgusting nature that is hatred toward each other.
All I can do is urge us to embrace not only our families on this day, but to embrace our fellow Americans because this is where we find our greatest strength.
