Where were you when...

There are few moments in your life that you will always remember. These are just a few.

September 11, 2001

Terrorism on the USA

I had just woken up to go to school. Went into mum's room and it was all over the radio and the news on TV. I went to school and we talked a bit about it. 

I will never forget the images of the two towers crashing down or those of the many men and women who spent countless hours rescuing those trapped under the rubble.

I was 9 years old.

January 11, 2011

Queensland Floods

I was at home when I first heard about it. I remember sitting on the couch, glued to the TV all day. 

I will not forget the images of people hanging on for dear life to the top of their car or those spending hours and days on their roofs waiting to be rescued.

I was 19 years old.

May 1, 2011

Osama Bin Laden is dead

At about 1pm I logged onto Twitter to see the headline: "CNN Reports: Osama Bin Laden dead." I spent the next 3 hours watching the news.

I will never forget the reactions of people as the news spread. Within an hour, there went from being a small crowd of about 50 people outside the White House to thousands. Reactions were mixed - some were crying, some were cheering and partying but as one they all waved their flag proudly and sang the national anthem.

I was 19 years old.

Like I said, there are few moments in your life that you will always remember. I've been around for less than 20 years and already I've had so many things in my life occur from acts of terrorism to acts of heroism and bravery, I've seen first hand how destructive mother nature can be, but also the spirit that comes after from those affected.

The one lesson that I've taken from all of this is that in the end...

Good will conquer over Evil.