Tragedy Has Befallen This Great Nation of Ours!

On the morning of Tuesday September 11, 2001, the world as we know it was forever changed. At a time when about half the US was still asleep, safe and sound in their beds, a great tragedy occurred that will forever change us.

The attack on the twin towers and the Pentagon as well as the plane that crashed in Pennsylvania has left hundreds, even thousands of innocent people dead. The death toll from the four planes alone was over 250.

Our sense of security was been forever changed. We used to be able to think that we were invincible but Tuesday's attack showed us that we are not.

Everyone in this country is affected by what has happened here. If not directly, then indirectly by all that has happened. Personally, I was directly affected by what took place on Tuesday. My family had a close call in Tuesday's tragedy. My cousin, who works in the Pentagon, happened to be on duty and in the building when it happened. Luckily, he was fine. It took 9 hours from the time that I first heard about the whole thing till the time that I found out that my cousin was ok. I know how people were and still are feeling when they don't know where their friends and family members are and if they are ok.

There is one song right now, besides all of the patriotic songs, that seems to really fit at the moment. It is called One Heart and it is sung by O-Town.

One Heart by O-Town

One heart, can make a difference. One joy, can change it all. One road, can drive all the distance. And be a hope, around the world. Would you make a sacrifice if you knew if it were right. Well the answers' there, if you look inside. Will you run and hide. Or will you fight the fight. Cause there's a power. Inside...you. And there's a battle to be won. And every victory has a beginning. The way it always has begun. With the power of one. Yeah, Yeah, Yeah One day You'll realize, that one heart is all you need. One dream that we can all share. One dream we all believe. And we'll make that sacrifice. Just because we know it's right. And we'll face the answers that's buried inside. We won't run and hide. We gonna fight the fight. There's a power inside you. There's a battle to be won. Every victory has a beginning. The way it always has begun. With the power of one. With the power of one. Yeeeeeaaaaah We'll look inside. We won't run and hide. No, we'll find the fight. There's a power inside you. There's a battle to be won. Every victory has a beginning. The way it always has begun. With the power of one.

As I close, I would like to leave you with this one thought that I came up with the other day. The thought: One moment of tragedy can wipe out millions of moments of joy and happiness in an instant.