New York has had its fair share of devastation. From hurricane Sandy to probably one of the most devastating and frightening events that was the 9/11 attacks.

And this isn’t just limited to the USA, it seems like the world has had its fair share of terror, not only from terrorists but all kinds of villainous people. It was no different for New York or New Jersey on the 17^th. With three bombs going off in different locations , and more found throughout the city, one would think that people would be in a state of shock, panic and fear. This was mainly due to the fact that everywhere else in the world, the fear of dying by bomb attacks in an era where terrorist attacks are becoming more frequent, is at an all time high. I paid attention but in a sudden realisation I saw how little this situation surprised me and many more people who it talk to. That sense of fear that we all have is mostly because of the random nature of these attacks and not so much because of could be considered its “shock value”.

 

This worried me but at the same time made me extremely proud to be apart of the human race. The first reason was because in this day and age, where life can seem so fleeting at times, the shock of ONE bomb going off in a very prominent and busy city should be the main point of fear and discussion for people worldwide, let alone three. But for some reason this wasn’t the case. Yes people were afraid and concerned but in comparison to different attacks the affect wasn’t quite the same. This is extremely sad for a number of reasons but the main being is that this world is so used to terror and devastation that we have almost become numb to it. We feel bad and arouse concern but in reality the events are now becoming so common that without any direct affect to what has happened, one feels disconnected for the most part.

 

The reason I felt proud was attributed to me really looking past the face of what was happening . I watched Casey Neistat vlog the experience of being on the ground in New York City two days after the attack and what he had shown was much more interesting than any news report or article I read or watched. September the 19^th in New York City was a quiet day. There was no panic and there was no real commotion. People knew what happened and knew what to do. Viral videos surfaced of Starbucks employees giving out food and drink to police as they stood in patrol. People were still on the go trying to get to work and or live their lives. Collectively it was what the people were saying that struck me as to how amazing we as a race have grown into being to combat situations like this. That one thing was resiliency. They refused to let it affect them to the extent that their days, and their daily lives were completely ruined. They acknowledged it and showed that New York was, is and from what I heard, always will be, united against terror and devastation.

 

You see the world isn’t split into good and bad, I’ve mentioned it before and i’ll say it again. There will always be people in between. But when those truly evil people, the people who do bad things to inflict nothing but damage and let the world burn, decide to do just that, we tend to lose faith and remain fearful. But the past couple of weeks, we haven’t really done that. The real world has changed, I don’t know if its good or bad. But if it is because we choose to be more resilient, to not let this bring us down, then that makes me feel ok. We lose a lot in a lifetime and the worst thing to lose is faith in not only ourselves but also society. That faith keeps us strong and it keeps us resilient. We choose to stay that way because life has ups and downs, and those downs can really destroy a person, but by staying strong we still have a fighting chance.