"One day everything changed.
I met neighbors I had never met before.
Strangers spoke openly and freely to one another.
People were unusually courteous and thoughtful.
Famlies hugged each other and walked to church holding hands.
Strangers greeted each other with kindness and generosity.
No one cared about the color of anyone's skin,
the clothes they wore,
or their station in life.
I thought I had stepped into Heaven.
It was September 11, 2001."
~ John Welshons
