A Blind Man, His Guide Dog and Lessons Learned On 9/11

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/09/06/blind-man-his-guide-dog-and-lessons-learned-on-11/ ^ | September 06, 2011 | Michael Hingson

[MeshugeMikey]

Ten years ago, on September 11, 2001, I was working at my desk on the 78th floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center. I stood up to grab some letterhead from the supply cabinet when I heard a tremendous BOOM! It was 8:46 a.m.

I was one of many thousands of people in the World Trade Center that day.

I had a good job that allowed me and my wife Karen to pay the bills and have a good life. But unlike almost everyone else in the building that day, I am blind and use a guide dog. When the terrorist-hijacked plane plowed into the building above our heads, Roselle was snoozing under my desk.

After the impact, the building shuddered and Roselle decided it was time to wake up. She emerged from under my desk, yawned, and quietly sat, waiting. Time to go to work. “Forward,” I said softly. Forward is used when setting off with the dog in harness, and it’s one of the very first commands all guide dogs are taught.

Roselle and I headed out of the office and navigated smoothly through the confusion, smoke, and noise.

[MeshugeMikey]

I watched this man and his guide dog train on the streets of San Rafael California.

Roselle was a real gem

[JAKraig]

I'm sure the writer of this story is a fine man as his dog was a fine dog, but, just trust your leaders is a recipe for failure. Liberal do gooders always want to “feel” good. Saying stuff that feels good isn't always the right thing to do. Sometimes you have to expose the truth.

[T-Bird45]

FTA: To get out of the stairwell alive, as a nation, we must choose to trust those leaders who must also work hard earn our trust through wise and timely decision making.

Here's the missing element for today and the writer recognized it while failing to make the connection, IMO.

[RWGinger]

??

Help me understand your criticism of this piece.
My understanding was that people themselves in dire horrific events can take help themselves and by working as a team help others.
NO where did he say “trust your leaders”. Read it again

[Biggirl]

Roselle a true service dog.

[JAKraig]

NO where did he say “trust your leaders”. Read it again. . .

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This is what I was talking about, the part where it tells us we should trust our leaders.

“Today it seems as if our leaders don’t trust each other and we as citizens don’t trust our leaders. To get out of the stairwell alive, as a nation, we must choose to trust those leaders who must also work hard earn our trust through wise and timely decision making.”