There are many important lessons one can learn as a result of the terrorist attacks on the United States on 9-11-01. This disaster has caused many people to take time to think about what is important and gain some positive insight into life. Some of the important lessons that were learned as a result of the 9/11 tragedies are that life is not always fair, one should always live life to the fullest, and one should not prejudge people.

Life does not always turn out the way one wants it to. The people working in the World Trade Center on 9-11 did not deserve what happened, they never did anything directly to harm the people who attacked the World Trade Center. The word fair is defined as "[j]ust to all parties; equitable" (Dictionary 635). It is not fair that these innocent people...