Again this year the American School community remembered the victims of the September 11th terrorist attacks that took place in 2001 in New York and Washington D.C.
Teachers and students gathered outside by our September 11th memorial oak tree for the remembrance. Under the direction of Ms. Kasia Pawłóczenko, the Student Council members explained details of the attack to the other students. This was followed by Mr. John’s 6b homeroom class, who sang Bob Dylan’s song “Blowin’ in the Wind.”
“Blowin’ in the Wind” is now a classic, and for many years since its release in 1962 the song’s meaning has been debated. The refrain says that the answers are blowing in the wind, and some have maintained that Dylan meant that the answers are ephemeral, hard to grasp, perhaps unknowable; others insist that he meant that the answers are right there blowing in the wind, readily accessible to anyone.
It seems that both interpretations are correct. Questions like “How do we make a better world?” “How can we achieve world peace?” and “Will mankind ever live as brothers and sisters”? can be difficult to answer, and perhaps our vision and hope for a better world are simply too hard to realize. On the other hand, each of us can show kindness, concern, and compassion in our everyday lives. It is quite easy to take the time to help a friend, show compassion for someone in need, or spend time with an elderly person. In that way, the answers to Dylan’s questions are right there in front of us.
Our school’s Mission Statement calls on us to ‘’think globally and act locally.” This was the message of this year’s September 11th memorial. Each one of us has the power to make this a better world, even if it’s only our little corner of it, and when we do, we truly honor those who lost their lives on that terrible day eighteen years ago.
J.Sudar
How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?
Yes, ’n’ how many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
Yes, ’n’ how many times must the cannonballs fly
Before they’re forever banned?
The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind
The answer is blowin’ in the wind
How many years can a mountain exist
Before it’s washed to the sea?
Yes, ’n’ how many years can some people exist
Before they’re allowed to be free?
Yes, ’n’ how many times can a man turn his head
Pretending he just doesn’t see?
The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind
The answer is blowin’ in the wind
How many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?
Yes, ’n’ how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes, ’n’ how many deaths will it take till he knows
That too many people have died?
The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind
The answer is blowin’ in the wind
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