Tomorrow, Americans we will wake up to a different country, a different reality – they are no longer safe from terrorist attacks in their own homeland. Indeed, America will continue to be as beacon of freedom and hope.īut how do we with cope with the tragedy as individuals?Īfter the initial shock, numbness and outrage, the enormity of the loss will eventually sink in. I am sure that President Bush will respond with force and resolve, as indicated in his speech just a few minutes ago, in terms of increasing national security and fighting against international terrorism. Swift revenge is certainly sweet, but retaliation by itself is not enough to rebuild broken lives and make the world a safer place. But we cannot let fear cripple us, nor can we simply strike back in anger. It is not going to be easy to cope with such a horrendous tragedy, which has shattered the foundations of many lives. How should one cope when terror hits home, and destroys everything one values dearly? How could one move on with life after the tragic loss of so many loved ones? President Bush has declared the worst terrorist attack in US history “A national tragedy.” The final death toll may well exceed that of Pearl Harbor. The nation is torn with grief by the sheer magnitude of the loss. The world’s only superpower is under attack, and she seems so vulnerable. The terrorists have just struck, with such deadly force and accuracy, the center of commerce and the nerves-center of the military – symbols of American wealth and might. The evil of mass destruction has descended on American soil.
#Case of tragic optimism series#
In a series of terrorist attacks, the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York and a large section of the Pentagon in Washington were destroyed in horrific explosions. The terror, which has wounded so many other countries, has finally hit home. “Our luck has run out,” Jeff Greenfield poignantly commented on CNN this evening. 11th Biennial International Meaning Conference 2021.Existential Positive Psychology Bulletin.Research Institute on Flourishing and Suffering (RIFS).
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