9-11-08

At first I was surprised that the images of 9-11 are still being printed and shown on television. However, the victims and their families will always remember that day and they will always be remembered by others. When I saw pictures of children at the ceremonies for yesterday's anniversary I suddenly realized how small my emotions from that day were. These children couldn't be any older than 9 years old and they probably either never met their fathers or have little remeberence of them. But instead of remembering how their fathers lived their last day, I'm certain their family members are helping them celebrate how caring and loving these men were.

No one could have known or even thought that these two buildings were going to fall. Even after the first one came down the firefighters were still going back into Tower one. They gave their all to rescue anyone they could have. And now the volunteers are giving their lives because the debris is causing cancer and other illnesses in their bodies.

9-11 happened on one day and we hold vigils on that one day every year. But 9-11 is not just recalled on that one day, it is thought about every single day. When the date comes around each year we think about where we were on that day and the thoughts that were rushing through our minds. And we may think that it doesn't effect us every single day, but in the backs of our minds we know that it does.