Rachel Roberts- a picture is worth a thousand words

The Boston Marathon. A race people train years for, spending hundreds of hours of their lives working towards.

On this fateful day in 2013, all that time and training was taken away in an instant. Lives were destroyed and ended in a matter of seconds. This was not want was expect, this wasn't anticipated. It shook the nation. We banned together to help our fellow man, took a closer look at the realism of homegrown terrorist and how dangerous they are, and tightened our security at public events. But most importantly, we didn't let it stop us. The Boston Marathon still ran in 2014.

This picture was taken momments after the expolsion, the smoke hasn't even cleared yet. People rush to help those who are injured. People and blood fill the streets. People who saw it happen are fill with panic and questions. Who did it? Why did they do it? Where did they go? Who are they?

The thousands of spectators and runners not directly affected are fill with terror. The runners and spectators who were in the area the bomb exploded fear for their lives. Many of which lost the limbs, or their lives.

Local and national news sources soon began reporting and the whole nation saw the evil that had been done. But for a moment, the marathon goers were isolated in chaos, filled with shear terror. Out this horrendous act the people of Boston became "Boston Strong" in the aftermath of tragedy. They were able to stand tall and help out their fellow Bostonian through hard times.

I do no know how it feels to be so scared yet so strong. The marathon goers seen in this picture are truly amazing. They did not flee to safety in fear of another attack, but instead went to the injured runners before the paramedics got to them. They weren't thinking of themselves, they automatically went to those who needed it. This is truly admiral.

And that is what it means to be "Boston Strong".