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It's that day again. The one we surely won't forget - September 11. In some ways it's hard to believe it's only been eight years. In other ways it feels like it was just yesterday. I'm sure it seems like an eternity to those who lost loved ones. My heart goes out to them!!
I remember. I was a senior in high school sitting in Mr. B's Web design class. Another teacher ran in and turned on the news. I literally couldn't believe my eyes. It hadn't been too long since I'd been there in person taking pictures of the famous New York skyline...complete with the twin towers. I remember sights like these...
Once it did sink it...it really hadn't. It had clicked that it was serious and real but I had yet to grasp how deafening it must have been to those nearby, how much pain those inside felt, how scared those who ran from the smoke clouds were. I don't know how hopeless the families at home felt when they hadn't received a call from that loved one yet, or how terrified the firefighters felt as they ran in knowing they traded the chance to see their spouses again for the chance of saving someone else's. I do know what it felt like to be a sad American that day and how the pride felt in the months that followed.
I remember. I was a senior in high school sitting in Mr. B's Web design class. Another teacher ran in and turned on the news. I literally couldn't believe my eyes. It hadn't been too long since I'd been there in person taking pictures of the famous New York skyline...complete with the twin towers. I remember sights like these...
Once it did sink it...it really hadn't. It had clicked that it was serious and real but I had yet to grasp how deafening it must have been to those nearby, how much pain those inside felt, how scared those who ran from the smoke clouds were. I don't know how hopeless the families at home felt when they hadn't received a call from that loved one yet, or how terrified the firefighters felt as they ran in knowing they traded the chance to see their spouses again for the chance of saving someone else's. I do know what it felt like to be a sad American that day and how the pride felt in the months that followed.
Today, I still feel sad about everything that happened and I still hurt for those directly affected. Today I also feel like even with our country's downfalls and problems... we still live pretty privileged lives and do so in a pretty cool place. I also believe that while God doesn't cause all of these bad things to happen, His hand is in everything - which is comforting when I take the time to remember.
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Such a heart felt and compassionate view of what has to be considered the most heart wrenching moment in our countrys' history. You make me so proud !!!
(09.11.09)