LETTER: “I Miss That Kindness Extended to one Another” Following 9/11
After 9/11 “We didn't sweat the small stuff,” says Stoughton resident Candace Fisher.
As horrific as 9/11 was, one of the things I thought was so touching and helpful as an American, was the outpouring of support from the rest of the world.
But even more so, was the genuine "niceness" of Americans towards each other and how everyone put things into perspective.
We were no longer pre-occupied with trivial things; we held doors for each other. We didn't sweat the small stuff. We didn't bump into each other on sidewalks & not say 'Excuse me.' We didn't cut people off on the highway, honk horns as much, or extend fingers out the window.
Prior to this tragic event, we as Americans haven't been so cordial and courteous to each other since the "old days."
And amazingly, as time moved past 9/11, we slowly lost that "niceness window."
I miss that kindness extended to one another.
~ Candace Fisher, Stoughton
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Editor's Note: On Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011—the 10th Anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks—Stoughton Patch will be running a special About Town featuring your thoughts and feelings surrounding that day.
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Fiscal Conservative
1:15 pm on Thursday, September 8, 2011
Amen sister. As I sat in the High School stands that Sunday night after 9/11, I turned to my spouse & said that the feeling of "togetherness" was fantastic & wonderful. It was just like after the "Blizzard of '78". We reached out to one another, did things of kindness to each other. Yet, I said to my wife while sitting in those stands that 6 months from now things would revert back to the way they were prior to 9/11. Little did I know how wrong I would be that night. The country is far worse than I ever envisioned it would be. The division in this country, I feel, is beyond repair. God help those who will be around when I'm long gone. They will need God's help to restore this country to what it onmce was. As the Founders knew, we are a corrupt species, we need help in order to grow a lasting, unified nation. Unfortunately, we have drifted so far from their intentions, it may be too late to get back to what we once had.
Fred M
1:42 pm on Thursday, September 8, 2011
Candace, you are 100% correct. We need to be there for each other because that is all we have. With that I extend my hand to you and all other proud Americans. God Bless the U S A.