今年五月初，全世界最大的新聞應該是美國在巴基斯坦進行了一場軍事行動，擊斃911恐怖攻擊事件的主謀－奧薩瑪.賓拉登 Osama Bin Laden。
911事件發生在2001年9月11日，已經是十年前的事了！
那一天，美國遭受了前所未有的自殺式恐怖攻擊。四架美國民航客機遭恐怖份子挾持，其中兩架相繼衝撞紐約世貿雙子星大樓，導致兩座摩天大樓起火燃燒，最後終致坍塌全毀，也連帶導致臨近的其他建築被摧毀或損壞。另一架飛機衝撞美國國防部所在的五角大廈（the Pentagon)，造成嚴重損壞。第四架則在乘客及機員的反抗下，墜毀在一處鄉下農田裡。
這次事件造成約三千人喪生，其中有近四百位是第一時間趕去滅火及救人的消防隊員及警察。
發生這麼悲慘的事情，總讓人不懂為什麼人與人之間要有這麼多的仇恨與憤怒。
但是這個事件也讓很多人開始思索生命的意義及人生中真正重要的東西是什麼。
很多人開始更珍惜家人與朋友，也更懂得把握當下，努力讓生命活出意義。
很多人開始體認，世界上最珍貴的其實是愛－對自己、對家人、對朋友、對人類、對地球、對世界的。
事發之後兩個月，美國鄉村歌手 Alan Jackson 作了下面這首
Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning
（世界停止轉動的時候你在哪裡）
就是在講這個。不管你相不相信上帝，我都覺得這是首很值得一聽的歌。
Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)
-- Alan Jackson
Where were you when the world stopped turning that September day
九月世界停止轉動的時候你在哪裡
Were you in the yard with your wife and children
在院子陪著妻子和小孩
Working on some stage in LA
還是在洛杉磯的舞台上工作
Did you stand there in shock
at the sight of that black smoke rising against that blue sky
你是呆立原地震驚的看著黑煙升上藍天
Did you shout out in anger
還是大聲怒吼
In fear for your neighbor
你在為隣居的安危擔心
Or did you just sit down and cry
還是只能坐下哭泣
Did you weep for the children who lost their dear loved ones
你是否為失去親人的孩子們哭泣
And pray for the ones who don't know
也為還不知親人生死的孩子祈禱
Did you rejoice for the people who walked from the rubble
你是否替從瓦礫堆中走出來的人慶幸
And sob for the ones left below
也為仍埋在其中的人飲泣
Did you burst out in pride
你是否引以為傲
For the red white and blue
為紅藍白的國旗飄揚
And the heroes who died just doing what they do
也為勇敢捐軀的救難英雄
Did you look up to heaven for some kind of answer
你是否向蒼天尋求答案
And look at yourself and what really matters
也向自己探索什麼才是生命的真實價值
I'm just a singer of simple songs
我只是個唱著單純歌曲的歌手
I'm not a real political man
不是個愛管政治的人
I watch CNN but I'm not sure I can tell you
我收看 CNN，但我不確定我能告訴你
The difference in Iraq and Iran
伊拉克和伊朗有什麼不同
But I know Jesus and I talk to God
但我認識耶穌，我也向上帝禱告
And I remember this from when I was young
而我從小就記得
Faith hope and love are some good things He gave us
信心、希望、愛是上帝賜給我們的美好事物
And the greatest is love
而其中最偉大的就是愛
Where were you when the world stopped turning that September day
九月世界停止轉動的時候你在哪裡
Teaching a class full of innocent children
在教室裡替純真的兒童上課
Driving down some cold interstate
還是開著車子行駛在寒冷的州際道路上
Did you feel guilty cause you're a survivor
你是否為自己還活著感到自責
In a crowded room did you feel alone
在擠滿人的房間你是否感到孤獨
Did you call up your mother and tell her you love her
你有沒有打電話給母親告訴她你有多愛她
Did you dust off that bible at home
你有沒有將家中塵封已久的聖經拿出來閱讀
Did you open your eyes and hope it never happened
你是否張開眼，希望事件從未發生
Close your eyes and not go to sleep
閉上眼卻怎麼也無法入眠
Did you notice the sunset the first time in ages
第一次發現自己有好久不曾欣賞這美麗的夕陽
Speak with some stranger on the street
也開始在街上和陌生人說起話來
Did you lay down at night and think of tomorrow
你是否在夜晚躺下時想著明天
Go out and buy you a gun
還是出去給自己買把槍
Did you turn off that violent old movie you're watching
你有沒有將正在觀看的暴力電影關掉
And turn on "I Love Lucy" reruns
然後打開電視收看溫馨的老影集「我愛露西」
Did you go to a church and hold hands with some stranger
你有沒有去教堂握住陌生人的手
Stand in line and give your own blood
去排隊捐出你的鮮血
Did you just stay home and cling tight to your family
還是你只是待在家中緊擁著家人
Thank God you had somebody to love
並且感謝上帝你還有所愛的人
I'm just a singer of simple songs
我只是個唱著單純歌曲的歌手
I'm not a real political man
不是個愛管政治的人
I watch CNN but I'm not sure I can tell you
我收看 CNN，但我不確定我能告訴你
The difference in Iraq and Iran
伊拉克和伊朗有什麼不同
But I know Jesus and I talk to God
但我認識耶穌，我也向上帝禱告
And I remember this from when I was young
而我從小就記得
Faith hope and love are some good things He gave us
信心、希望、愛是上帝賜給我們的美好事物
And the greatest is love
而其中最偉大的就是愛
I'm just a singer of simple songs
我只是個唱著單純歌曲的歌手
I'm not a real political man
不是個愛管政治的人
I watch CNN but I'm not sure I can tell you
我收看 CNN，但我不確定我能告訴你
The difference in Iraq and Iran
伊拉克和伊朗有什麼不同
But I know Jesus and I talk to God
但我認識耶穌，我也向上帝禱告
And I remember this from when I was young
而我從小就記得
Faith hope and love are some good things He gave us
信心、希望、愛是上帝賜給我們的美好事物
And the greatest is love
而其中最偉大的就是愛
The greatest is love
The greatest is love
Where were you when the world stopped turning that September day
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