whitelightrabbit
12-12-2008, 07:34 AM
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".
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~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?
T heir 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.
Cornel Nistorescu
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".
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
~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?
T heir 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.
Cornel Nistorescu