I never really evaluated my influence of 9/11. I was young and naive in September 2001. However, The mention of it haunts to this day. It appears everywhere, predominantly in my writing. I associate it with a unsatiable loss, not just for Americans but for humanity in general. The thought of people forgetting about it terrifies me.

Here is a man who dared to leave his living room on that day. While people were running over the Verrazano, Joe Picurro drove to face the evil lower Manhattan and not be paralyzed by fear. For this he is a hero.

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/10/16/2010-10-16_911_iron_man_dies_brave_ground_zero_volunteer_felled_by_illness_from_the_pit.html

I believe that true instances of humanity are shown in the darkest of times. This man is just about a martyr for what her did and his life is lost. So quite frankly, I am growing very very annoyed with the media. And as of late, I am sick of hearing about Bill O Riley and some dumb comments he made on The View. I am sick of hearing about political bullshit. Everyone has their own agenda.

Why isn't more attention drawn to people like this? That's what America should be talking about.

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And so I haven't posted anything in a great amount of time. Not that anything revolutionary has happened in the course of events since June.

Up in New Brunswick a boy has jumped off a bridge within the past 2 weeks. His roomates recorded a video him having sex with another man. And all the gay right's activists are crying about homicides and hate crimes... obnoxiously, i might add. I think the problem is that people just don't realize the consequences of their actions. This Tuesday, I heard an awesome quote about people just being kind to one another and how if more people were simply kind things like this just would not happen. I don't know how true that is. But why kill the magic?

You don't know what goes in other people's lives. A smile should never be devalued under any circumstances. And maybe if people did smile more suicides just wouldn't occur. Wishful thinking.

The statistic is that 1 person kills themselves every 18 minutes.

It takes .5 seconds to say hello to another human being.

The average mother goes through some 15 to 24 hours of labor to bring a baby into this world.

There are plenty of people within this world that love you. Whether you realize it or not.

All it takes is 5 minutes to make a permanent decision to end your life.

It's never as bad as it seems. I promise.

http://www.hopeline.com/