On Monday, there were people
fighting against praying in schools.
On Tuesday, you would have
been hard pressed to find
a school where someone was
not praying.

On Monday, there were people
were trying to separate each
other by race, sex, color and creed.
On Tuesday, they were
all holding hands.

On Monday, we thought that
we were secure.
On Tuesday, we learned better.

On Monday, we were talking
about heroes as being athletes.
On Tuesday, we relearned what
hero meant.

On Monday, people went to
work at the world trade centers
as usual.
On Tuesday, they died.

On Monday, people were fighting
the 10 commandments on government
property.
On Tuesday, the same people
all said, "God help us all",
while thinking, "Thou shall
not kill."

On Monday, people argued with
their kids about picking up
their room.
On Tuesday, the same people
could not get home fast
enough to hug their kids.

On Monday, people picked up
McDonalds for dinner.
On Tuesday, they stayed home.

On Monday, people were upset
that their dry cleaning was
not ready on time.
On Tuesday, they were lining
up to give blood for the dying.

On Monday, politicians argued
about budget surpluses.
On Tuesday, grief stricken they sang
'God Bless America'.

On Monday, we worried about
the traffic and getting to work late.
On Tuesday we worried about
a plane crashing into your house
or place of business.

On Monday, we were irritated
that our rebate checks had
not arrived.
On Tuesday, we saw people
celebrating people dying in the U.S.A.

On Monday, some children had
solid families.
On Tuesday, they were orphans.

On Monday, the president
was going to Florida to read
to children.
On Tuesday, he returned to Washington
to protect our children.

On Monday, we emailed jokes.
On Tuesday, we did not.

It is sadly ironic how it
takes horrific events to
place things into perspective,
but it has.
The lessons learned this week,
the things we have taken for granted,
the things that have been forgotten
or overlooked, hopefully will
never be forgotten again.