Where were you on 9/11? This is the question that has permeated the media this week.
Joe and I were both at JMU on 9/11/01. We both had classes and we both huddled around a tv trying to figure out what was going on and what it all meant.
We feel the clip above symbolizes the way our generation felt in the aftermath of that day and how far we have come in the past ten years.
This morning while watching the memorials at New York, DC, and Pennsylvania my focus was not on what was on the tv, but instead it was on the beautiful girl in my lap. I hope that she does not have to go through a "where were you" moment that negatively changes the way she views the world. My hope is that she gets to ask the question in a positive way (ex. Where were you when Israel and Palestine became united? Where were you when they announced the cure for cancer?).
It is time our country produced a generation focused on tolerance and understanding... and I can only hope that Emma will be one of many that help to form that generation.
Thanks for sharing. It is unfortunately a day that is branded solidly in the minds of our generation. Perhaps if we all take the time to educate our beautiful children, history won't repeat itself.
ReplyDeleteJust for the record, I was in my 1st semester at Utah State University and walked from my 7:30 am class to my 9:00 class only to find the auditorium full of crying individuals and desperate souls trying to reach loved ones on their cellphones. Not an image that will leave my mind anytime soon...
I am glad you posted this. I can't remember the exact details because I was just scanning Facebook briefly on Sunday, but someone posted on Facebook about a child who was young - maybe 7 or so - when 9/11 took place. The kid, now an adult, was asked what it meant for him at that time, and he responded that he realized that the world may not be a safe place. An innocence lost. I wish I could remember who posted it or what is was - more specifically - but that phrasing just stuck with me.
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