After almost one week after that terrible incident I feel that it is now time for me to have my say about those horrific events. This has been bottled up inside of me for too long and now I will be able to get a lot of things off my chest. Please take the time to read this even if you are the kind of person who does not care for articles. Everything on my mind is all jumbled around so I'll write this message using themes as the basis.

SHOCK

"There must be some way out of here, said the joker to the thief. There's too much confusion I can't get no relief."

-Bob Dylan

The events of last Tuesday were as much of a shock to me as it was to the rest of the world. Prior to that it seemed that our society was above such terrible events. When we hear about events such as The Battle of Stalingrad, Pearl Harbor and the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki we are full of disgust and amazement. But we also feel that events to this great an extent will never happen during our generation. Yet it did. It was like scenes from an action movie and it was like you had to suspend you disbelief to view the happenings. I am still shock and appalled at these events. Words cannot fully express how I feel.

HEROISM

"We could be heroes, just for one day"

-David Bowie

These events taught me about who are my hero's in life. Hero's are not athletes, musicians or movie stars.Hero's are the police, fire fighters, medics, volunteers and blood givers who helped out in New York and Washington throughout the week. These people have put in countless hours of assistance and have proved to be role models for all members of the human race. Another group of heroes has risen up from these events and they are our friends and family. These are people who have consoled us and have given us love and support through these tough times. It is people like these who give us hope through their love. These are the real heroes in life and this is who we should look up to be our role models

FANATICISM

"You say you want a revolution, we'd all love to see the plan"

-John Lennon

This is what really scares me. Yet it is not just the terrorists that scares but also the new found North American fanaticism. It is people calling for revenge and retribution on the terrorists. Yes I do believe that justice must be served but at what cost Nuclear War? We should tend to the victims first and foremost. These are the people who need the worlds attention first and foremost. They need our prayers and our actions. Revenge can wait. And enough with the harassment of Islamic people and all the Nostradamus predictions. We want to pride ourselves on being better people that these terrorists but it's garbage like this that make us the same as them.

TERRORISM

What else can I say but that these people are absolute cowards, who mainly use religion as an excuse for their actions. But we have to realize that this problem is even bigger than just the events that happened on Tuesday. Events like these happen all over the world many times during yearly. The world has to put a stop to this, both the through the governments and through the people. Governments must eliminate groups such as the Taliban, the IRA and the PLO. We as people must rebel by living our lives as normal as possible as soon as possible. By going back to normalcy we are telling these evil people that they can wound but they will never destroy our spirits.

In the end we need hope. We have to make an effort to not take everything for granted and to make the most of our lives. We also have to use events such as these to band together so that we can grow stronger. So amid much horror and pain there is still optimism and with this we will overcome the evil of hate mongers.

"All you need is love."

-John Lennon & Paul McCartney

"All around the world, you've got to spread the word. Tell them what you heard. We're gonna make a better day. All around the world, you've got to spread the word. Tell then what you heard. You know it's gonna be o.k."

-Noel Gallagher

"Hold on world, world hold on. It's gonna be alright. You gonna see the light."

-John Lennon

"You may say I'm a dreamer. But I'm not the only one. I hope some day you'll join us and the world will be as one."

-John Lennon

I hope you all read this. It's not the best piece I've written but it comes from the heart so hopefully you'll all respect that. Thank you.