What a Difference a Day Makes


What a difference a Day makes....
On Monday we emailed jokes.
On Tuesday we did not.

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 they were firefighters, police officers and volunteers.

On Monday we were irritated that our rebate checks had not arrived.
On Tuesday we gave money away to people we had never met.

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 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 were upset that they had to wait 6 minutes in a fast
food drive through line.
On Tuesday people didn't care about waiting up to 6 hours to give blood
for the dying.

On Monday we waved our flags signifying our cultural diversity.
On Tuesday we waved only the American flag.

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

On Monday we men or women, were black, white, Chinese, Jewish, Irish,
Polish......
On Tuesday we were all Americans.

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

On Monday the President was going to Florida to read to children about
the importance of education.
On Tuesday he returned to Washington to protect those same children.

On Monday we had families.
On Tuesday we had orphans.

On Monday people went to work as usual.
On Tuesday they died.

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.