By remembering today the thousands of people killed nine years ago, who simply going about their everyday lives, we recognize ourselves in the story of 9/11. By remembering the more than 400 first responders who perished solemnly performing their sworn duty that day, we honor those who sacrifice for our enduring freedom, both here at home and overseas. The day is now over and I believe as I mentioned before that it's within the goodwill and where as a society we tend to go, is for that of our very own. A rather different day yet one that afterwards one just goes about there doing there own thing.
Within the capacity of understanding of what this day has meant truly resides the meaning within it.
... and these things shall past, The affected and the unaffected[?] do their own thing/s. I just pray to God, after nine years ... people who have their own agendas should come together as one, we after all was created as one. And hope all of us will realized, at the end of the day ... everything will come to past, why don't we come as brothers and sisters ... and live in a harmonious settings and enjoy the life that we are being lent to us.
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Yeah and what I have found is that it's good to move on with things. It watched it this morning and there are countless blogs and well we have remember but what I know is the best thing is to move on with things. It's something that one could keep writing on but there is something that I find is that it's best to just carry on as Life is life. And there does come another day.
ReplyDeleteLife is life fight for it, as Mother Teresa said. But with a Love and Peace as common denominator.
ReplyDeleteThis word Peace it means so much in so many variations Maritess.
ReplyDeleteI remember very clearly, I was planning a trip to Texas from BC and my friends worried that I should not fly, I told them however that when they strip me of my choices and rights, and instill in me too much fear to move forward then I would call off my plans, My Mother passed away that year, only 4 days after I got there to see her.
ReplyDeleteIt is hard for me to look back at that year without wiping tears from my cheeks
Been there and I find now that I do look at it yet I don't carry on too much with it all Nancy. As I know what you mean. Somethings I find can effect one and I think of this day as one that is with good meaning. Hugs there, Nancy. I think everyone feels something to a different degree.
ReplyDeleteGoing on day to day yes, but truly over...no. Not until those terrorists responsible for taking so many lives are found and brought to justice. Thinking of the hundreds of families whose lives where literally destroyed this day, whose lives could and never will be the same. Then I think of the loss of lives to those men and women serving in the Armed Forces brought about by the actions of these terrorists. The day of 9-11 may be over but the repercussions are still being felt daily until.........?
ReplyDeleteThank you Stain for allowing me to express myself.
Carol, I know what you mean as I find that I have been writing on this for the past couple of days, but I literally no all to well in what your saying as I am familiar Air Force. The expression is all fine. You have a tremendous write there that I went back to look at twice as it's truly something.
ReplyDeleteThank you Stain.
ReplyDeleteYou most welcome how one could literally list all the sites as they really are moving - I do mean that.
ReplyDeleteAs mentioned and I hope you don't mind but this was very touching Carol of what you wrote:
http://spider53.multiply.com/journal/item/114/Meet_Me_In_The_Stairwell_September_11_2001_PHOTOS_SHOULD_SHOW_NOW?replies_read=36
The one thing we have now in this modern world is a way to share our feelings about tragic events like this through our computers, without filterings and drectly to one another.
ReplyDeletePerhaps those who choose to converse, really converse, and not just spread single-minded hatred and violence, will change this world.
It's good to remember things too. As history often repeats itself in some way if we don't learn from it. So came the phase from the Holocaust " Never Forget".
ReplyDeleteAfter a while, violence and fear should subside. Have we seen those results in the countries involved like we did in the other? Than it's not over.
Terrorism has existed for centuries, but today it affects more lives than ever. We are the age of terrorism. And if we aren't aware of what is going on it will get worst. Apathy kills. Democracy does not merely thrive and benefit from participation. It actually requires participation. And it must be active and ongoing. Apathy just moving "not taken every precaution" is precisely what kills a democratic organization, far more effectively than a hostile competitor or differing ideology could ever hope for. And this applies to all aspects of a democratic group: politics, policies, beliefs, and economics.
Peace-loving Germans (millions died), Japanese (The average Japanese individual prior to World War II was not a warmongering sadist. they just wanted to move on in their life from things)Yet, Japan murdered and slaughtered its way across South East Asia in an orgy of killing that included the systematic murder of 12 million Chinese civilians; most killed by sword, shovel, and bayonet... Chinese (Communists managed to kill a staggering 70 million people), Russians (responsible for the murder of about 20 million people. The peaceful majority were irrelevant. And who can forget Rwanda, which collapsed into butchery. Could it not be said that the majority of Rwandans were peace loving who just wanted to move on with their life? The people should have spoke out and often.
History lessons are often incredibly simple and blunt, yet for all our powers of reason, we often miss the most basic and uncomplicated of points: Peace-loving people have been made irrelevant by their silence and by not being aware of all the dangers that exist--and often because they were afraid they would look bad if they said or questioned anything. Or because they just wanted to move on with their own life.
I think we should move on too but with extreme caution in this day and age of terrorism and not be afraid to question anything or anybody, even if some feelings get hurt.. And never forget because it could have happen again , more innocence will die that maybe didn't have too- if we haven't learned anything
Rwandans, Serbs, Afghans, Iraqis, Palestinians, Somalis, Nigerians, Algerians, and many others have died because the peaceful majority did not speak up until it was too late. They didn't do anything. They didn't speak up or do anything till it was to late. Often times many are to lenient with those who do such terrible wrong. As for us who watch it all unfold (I brought some rescue dogs that were used there-terrible what was there), we must pay attention . And we better start speaking out more against all wrong
Move on yes, I agree but with more caution than ever. The same if you were raped--not all men do it but you watch more carefully that you don't put yourself in a position where it would make it easier for it to happen again.
I'm glad so many post about this--at this time of season. We do need to remember as we move on with our lives
there is no peace where there is no justice
ReplyDeleteSo true Doug, so true...
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