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EDITORIAL FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY
We rarely get a chance to see another country's
editorial about the USA. I think this is very much
worth reading and passing on. It says a lot.
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") on September 24, 2002 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? 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.
I thought things over, but I reached only one
conclusion... Only freedom can work such miracles.
We rarely get a chance to see another country's
editorial about the USA. I think this is very much
worth reading and passing on. It says a lot.
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") on September 24, 2002 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? 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.
I thought things over, but I reached only one
conclusion... Only freedom can work such miracles.
