| My prayers and sorrow go out to the families and friends of those who passed in the terrorist attacks of Tuesday, September 11th, 2001. America has never witnessed such horrendous acts inside our own nation as those committed yesterday, and we have not seen such a grand scale massacre since the civil war. Now, as we have to go on we must not ever forget the day of such tragedy. We also must not react with hate for those who committed this atrocity, but with love for those who have suffered. Though not all of us were affected directly we were all affected to some degree on some level. We in Oklahoma can relate a little more closely than some to the tragedy and understand the pain and individual fears of those families and friends of those who lost their lives. If there is one thing that we can learn from the Oklahoma City bombing it is not to point fingers, especially in this phase of finding out who was responsible for this.I don't think this day will ever be forgotten and the most prominent reminder will be the absence of the world trade center, twin towers. Those who live in New York will have a constant reminder as they look out their office windows and see the empty space where these two landmarks once stood. I deeply hope that this act will not have an affect such as that of the bombing of Pearl Harbor in World War II. We must not let prejudices arise against those of foreign countries. We should all reflect and honor those who passed. And most of all, we should not concentrate on hate for those who committed this act of terrorism, but on love and support for those who are suffering. And though it may seem now that things are as bad as they can be, and some may feel that they can not recover from such an event, we as a nation, as a people will rise up and support one another. Whatever actions our government takes, I pray for an outcome that is as peaceful as possible. |
