911 -Something to Remember

[Guest guest]

This is a E-mail I received and thought I would pass it on.

Marilyn

Hi, I realize some of you are Canadians but this tragedy could just as well

have happened here and one still may in the future. I am sure we can support our

fellow man on this anniversary of a great tragedy. After all....we are not that

different....we are ALL North Americans with the same roots simply separated by

an invisible line and the fact that Canada is still part of the Commonwealth and

The U.S.A. isn't.

THE WORDS ARE POWERFUL:

TWO THOUSAND ONE, NINE ELEVEN (2001-911)

Two thousand one, nine eleven

Three thousand plus arrive in heaven

As they pass through the gate,

Thousands more appear in wait

A bearded man with stovepipe hat

Steps forward saying, " Lets sit, lets chat "

They settle down in seats of clouds

A man named shouts out proud

" I have a dream! " and once he did

The Newcomer said, " Your dream still lives. "

Groups of soldiers in blue and gray

Others in khaki, and green then say

" We're from Bull Run, Yorktown, the Maine "

The Newcomer said, " You died not in vain. "

From a man on sticks one could hear

" The only thing we have to fear.

The Newcomer said, " We know the rest,

Trust us sir, we've passed that test. "

" Courage doesn't hide in caves

You can't bury freedom, in a grave, "

The Newcomers had heard this voice before

A distinct Yankees twang from Hyannisport shores

A silence fell within the mist

Somehow the Newcomer knew that this

Meant time had come for her to say

What was in the hearts of the five thousand plus that day

" Back on Earth, we wrote reports,

Watched our children play in sports

Worked our gardens, sang our songs

Went to church and clipped coupons

We smiled, we laughed, we cried, we fought

Unlike you, great we're not "

The tall man in the stovepipe hat

Stood and said, " Don't talk like that!

Look at your country, look and see

You died for freedom, just like me "

Then, before them all appeared a scene

Of rubbled streets and twisted beams

Death, destruction, smoke and dust

And people working just 'cause they must

Hauling ash, lifting stones,

Knee deep in hell, but not alone

" Look! Blackman, Whiteman, Brownman, Yellowman

Side by side helping their fellow man! "

So said , as he watched the scene

" Even from nightmares, can be born a dream. "

Down below three firemen raised

The colors high into ashen haze

The soldiers above had seen it before

On Iwo Jima back in '45

The man on sticks studied everything closely

Then shared his perceptions on what he saw mostly

" I see pain, I see tears,

I see sorrow -- but I don't see fear. "

" You left behind husbands and wives

Daughters and sons and so many lives

Are suffering now because of this wrong

But look very closely. You're not really gone.

All of those people, even those who've never met you

All of their lives, they'll never forget you

Don't you see what has happened?

Don't you see what you've done?

You've brought them together, together as one.

With that the man in the stovepipe hat said

" Take my hand, " and from there he led

Three thousand plus heroes, Newcomers to heaven

On this day, two thousand one, nine eleven

Author UNKNOWN

What a shame!

DON'T KEEP SUCH MEANINGFUL WORDS AND FEELINGS TO YOURSELF.

PLEASE PASS THIS ONE ALONG.

September 11, 2006, will soon be approaching. On this day, please wear red,

white and blue to work or school to show your support for those who lost their

lives on 9~11~01 and to honor the heroes who worked to save them and the

families left behind. At noon your time on September 11, 2006, no matter where

you are or what you are doing, stop, put your hand on your heart, and say the

Pledge of Allegiance out loud or to yourself and say a prayer for our nation.

In addition, for those of us who drive to work, please drive with your

headlights on to also give honor and remembrance to those who perished on

September 11th.

If all of us do this together in every time zone round the world, we will have a

powerful chain of thoughts surrounding us. Please keep this going to your

friends and family.

By September 11, 2006 hopefully enough people will have read this and will join

together in unity

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