[Bharat Nain]

Unlike most of you, I was in India at this time. I remember getting a phone call from my uncle telling me to turn the TV on. As soon as we turned on the TV, all the channels (or most) had some form of news coverage with the twin towers in flames. My dad used to work in NYC and he happened to be in the area that day. It was a very scary moment to not know where he was. We were dialing his number constantly every 2 minutes only to get a lovely American lady to tell us that all lines are busy. We talked to him few hours later only to find out he was suppose to be(but wasnt) in a building across the WTC. But anyway, it was very horrific to see what happened. I remember the newspaper being delivered early in the morning - earlier than usual with the headlines "America under attack". (Morning over there was some time around 7 PM here). And then a year or so later I end up in this country. I hope you all know how blessed you are to be in this country. If any other country had to sustain such damage, they would be in pieces. Make sure you show respect to all those who serve this country and those who died to preserve this free world. In my opinion, there is no better place to live. I hope every one of you takes at least a few moments to say a few prayers for those who gave/lost their lives and also think about how blessed you are just to live here.