Integrity
09-25-2007, 08:50 PM
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
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, 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 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 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
Amen, Mr Nistorescu !! and for all those who can't wait for the dinar to RV so you can leave this Blessed Country, Allow me to remind you, I will be more than happy to purchase your one way ticket out of here, all you'll have to do is find me here and contact me .
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
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, 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 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 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
Amen, Mr Nistorescu !! and for all those who can't wait for the dinar to RV so you can leave this Blessed Country, Allow me to remind you, I will be more than happy to purchase your one way ticket out of here, all you'll have to do is find me here and contact me .