Fourteen years ago was the darkest day in US history. 2,977 people lost their lives to a most heinous act of terrorism I’m sure I will ever see in my lifetime. I hope Evie will never have to endure that kind of unquenchable heartache. Since that day in 2001 I have never once complained about the extra precautions that are taken when going through airport security. I would rather be patient and let the TSA do proper checks then ever see an tragedy like that happen again.
“I will be in the stairwell of your final moments.” – God
I remember waking up and not believing what I was hearing or seeing. I remember visiting ground zero a couple years later still feeling completely speechless. I think our continued vigilance was an important lesson learned, but there was something else I wish had persevered from that awful day. Unity. On that day it didn’t matter if you were Republican or Democrat. Liberal or Conservative. Jewish, Christian, Muslim or Atheist. Gay, Straight, Transgender, white or black. We all were wounded, lost, heartbroken and we needed one another to endure.
I wish we would treat each other like that again. It shouldn’t take an act of terrorism to stop the bickering and fighting. Neither side has the right answer but working together has a greater chance of a more suitable answer to our nations problems. We should stop telling the other side they are wrong and learn to accept that we all believe different things and learn how to appreciate those beliefs to a fair and just end. Our fighting is pointless.
Today I will not troll the other side. Today I will remain silent in reverence of those who, unwillingly, paid the ultimate price.
God Bless America.
Eleven years ago today I was at Purdue. When the first tower was hit, I was asleep but the alarm had gone off and the radio station was reporting the events. I was very confused in my half-awake state. I walked out and turned the TV on just in time to see the second plane hit the second tower. I couldn’t believe what I was watching. It was so surreal I tried to make myself believe that I was watching an excerpt from a movie. I remember wishing that it wasn’t real.
Its unfortunate that tragedy has to strike to unite the country. Here we are, less then 60 days until the 2012 Presidential Election and still both parties are spending more time trying to tear the other guy down. Instead they should be telling the American people what they are going to do to continue to make our country great and how to keep us all safe so this kind of thing doesn’t happen again. The American people should choose based on what the candidate stands for, not how much they insulted their opponent.