Under Normal Circumstances

Under normal circumstances I would not write of such an immediate and obvious body of experiences; but seeing as how my first post is on 9/11 I see it only fitting to begin my blog in remembrance of September 11, 2001. However know this, that my vision for my Blog is to motivate and inspire people to take hold of their lives and let go of their fears and to try new things. So in light of my vision for this blog I see it only adequate to bring out the inspirational and motivational qualities of this horrendous tragedy which took place only 9 short years ago.
Now, I am a man but nonetheless I am a man who can't do anything but bawl in respect for the men and woman who unwillingly gave their lives in an unexpected attack upon all of America. Nine years ago, I was a boy who watched in awe as two of the greatest symbols of America were destroyed by what I knew only as terrorists- I knew not of who they were or what they stood for. Now as a man I know of both facets of those men, and it angers me because of the host of Religious Intolerance across the world. I am a man who understands the affects of such an attack upon a standard of American; the affects upon who I am, who I was, where I am, and who I am to become; the affects this attack has had upon The United States as a whole, and the world as a whole.
The world, what is there to say of the world. I know only this minor continent in which I have lived my whole life upon, The United States of America. And yet we are expected to understand and utilize the history of the world-but how is such realization and utilization to be done when all of the world itself is focused upon this Great Nation, and every minor step we take in relation to anything global-9 years later and we are just now pulling out of Jihadist war which has been ongoing since the development of the Religions partaking of this battle, but still America and her decisions are being criticized by many foreign powers as well as many so-called American's. When most immigrants I meet here in the U.S. or even people of different lifestyles are so blind to the interest and ways of another lifestyle, even another lifestyle who is so interested in the learning of the other. But how many, remember the days after 9/11 when we all joined together to remember and serve those directly affected by these attacks- I remember the idea that existed among all Americans, the idea of unity and love felt for all and the power that that love created which made us able to recover and begin our efforts to rebuild our morale and character. But 9 short years later, I look for any semblance of that love and power we found and delved into; and I find few, but my heartbreaks when I see a plethora of the lack of trust the American people offer the American leaders in all we say and do. I see and hear daily the ideas that people develop within their minds of conspiracy and hidden motives our leaders have, and every time I see or hear these things I ask myself whatever happened to that deep and loving trust we felt for our leaders. Yes, we have had a few bad apples in our governmental system but since when does a few bad apples ruin the basket?
Today, I am changed. I am changed because of each and every moment throughout my life. I am to this day still a very emotional person, but I am a man. A man who believes that everything which is said and done affects someone directly, then affects another indirectly. I am a man who longs to marry a perfect woman for him and I am a man who will one day assist in the bearing of children. I am a man who loves, laughs, and lives with almost all he meets. I am a dancer and a singer, I am a friend and a lover, I am a respecter of persons and a respecter of himself. And I know without a shadow of a doubt that I would be none of these things without the experience of September 11, 2001.