They
didn’t wimp out. Neither should
we.
Sunday,
September 16, 2001 12:01 a.m.
Mr.
Carney is an editorial page writer for the Wall Street Journal Europe.
Copyright©2001 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All rights Reserved.
”Evidence
is emerging that United Airlines Flight 93, the plane that went down in western
Pennsylvania, crashed where it did because a small group of brave passengers
attempted to overpower their knife-wielding abductors and would-be murderers.
Thomas Burnett, Jeremy Glick and Mark Bingham decided to give their lives to
prevent a fourth tragedy like the ones that destroyed the World Trade Center and
part of the Pentagon.” (Excerpted
from Wall Street Journal-Opinion page.)
Perhaps
you’ll remember the inspirational message, “Only ONX,” from Jan. 2000.
It bears revisiting, for it is even more appropriate today.
You see, more than ever, each one of us matters!
Those 3 men in the article believed that they could make a difference-and
they did!
So too, you must believe you can and DO make a difference. May you never be called on to make such a sacrifice as they did, but none the less every day you too are a hero. You are a hero to the customers you help; you are a hero to your family and friends when you give of yourself to make things better for them. Oh, they may not ever come right out and say so, but, make no mistake about it, in your own quiet way, you are making a difference in their lives. So hold your head up and keep on keeping on, being the best you can be. And never doubt, though you are only one, YOU can and you DO make a difference!
“Only
Onx”
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Author
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To sum it up using a line from an editorial in the NY Post: “Americans need heroes in these trying times.”
Actually we need heroes every day. All eyes are on you.
Love and Blessings To You,
Nancy