Ode To America
We rarely get a chance to see another country's editorial about
the
USA.
This excerpt is 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 football 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.
AMEN
TO THIS!!!!
I thought things over, but I reached only one conclusion...
Only freedom can work such miracles.
Cornel
Nistorescu
(This deserves to be passed around the internet forever.) |
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