Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Boston
Heroes
Though
I am not genuine Boston, I am Boston-plated.
Ferris
Greenslet (1876-1959), Boston-based
editor of The Practical Cogitator
Boston
runs to brains.
William
Cowper Brann (1858-1898)
Who are the heroes of the Boston bombing?
The heroes are:
·
Bostonians themselves, who have defied the
terrorists by vowing to have a bigger and better marathon next year.
·
Bystanders and first responders, who rushed to the aid of the victims.
·
The medical community, who turned
medical tents into trauma units, and emergency
room personnel in nearby hospitals who quickly and efficiently treated the wounded..
Boston is a city of patriotism and brains. It celebrates Patriots Day as part of a
statewide holiday. Its single biggest industry is education with its multiple
first-rate universities and its world-class medical schools and academic hospitals.
I am Boston-plated. I attended a post-graduate course at Harvard
Business School. My son graduated from
Harvard Divinity School. My wife is a product of the Massachusetts School of
Nursing. I have been a life-time subscriber
to the New England Journal of Medicine.
So
here’s to good old Boston,
Home
of the bean and the cod,
Where
people have patriotic habits,
And
doctors are on the side of God.
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