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I thought this was interesting. We rarely get a chance to see another country's editorial about the USA. This was published July 4th, 2006. 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. 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

It took a person on the outside - looking in - to see what we take for granted.

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