As in the past, emergency brings out strength.
Friday, July 8th, 2005From MSNBC:
“I was scared, but what can you do?” said Raj Varatharaj, 32, emerging from an Underground station. “This is the fastest way for me to get to work. You just have to carry on.”
Some were defiant. “My granddad called me last night and told me I had to go to work today,” said Sally Higson, 36. “He’s 89. He lived through the war and said it was important to carry on as normal.”
Volunteers helped the wounded from blast sites, commuters lent their phones so strangers could call home, and thousands faced long lines for homeward-bound buses or even longer walks without complaint.
“As Brits, we’ll carry on — it doesn’t scare us at all” said tour guide Michael Cahill, 37. “Look, loads of people are walking down the streets. It’s Great Britain — not called ‘Great’ for nothing.”