Ditter43

There is no other way to describe this as anything but BRILLIANT !
From a Romanian Newspaper :
We rarely get a chance to see another country's editorial about the USA
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'.
~ 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.
On 9/ll, 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 place 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 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 into collection aimed at rewarding not a man or a family, but a spirit, which no money can buy. What on earth unites 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
It took a person on the outside - looking in - to see what we take for granted !

QuiltingGrannie

Thanks for sharing.

QuiltnNan

:thumbup:

SherriB

Such a beautiful and touching story. Thank you for sharing it.

denise d

I used Snopes... and found the whole editorial...

I was pleasantly surprised. I loved his comment about the "heavy artillery of the American soul"

Truly inspirational! and so soon after the attacks.

Jill

I, for one, cherish the freedoms we have in this country, and I try to remember always that there has been a high price paid for those freedoms. There are some things I don't like about my country, but I would never live anywhere else.

Mickey1

Now that was some article. Thanks.

auntpiggylpn

Thanks for posting this! I copied it and sent it off to a few friends. We americans are so lucky that we will all come together in moments of tragedy and crisis. We are all thankful that our daily lives do not include death and destruction as in other countries. We may fight among ourselves but when the going gets tough, everybody is willing to rally 'round! I'm proud to be an American!!!

BETTY62

Beautiful reading.

Barb44

Thanks for posting this. So often we think that we are not liked or respected in the rest of the world. It is nice to know that someone realizes the greatness of the people of this country.