I was ten years old and knew very little about the harsh reality of death or war. No one in my immediate family or friends had died during my lifetime and I was too young to realize the terror of war all around the world. On the morning of Sept. 11 my parents called my brother and I into their room to watch the replays of the first plane hitting the tower. I didn't understand, I had never heard of the Twin Towers and I was unaware of how many lives were ending with that terrorist act.
Several years later I read a book that was written by a chaplin who was at ground zero for several months following the horrendous day. After reading that book I understood slightly more of the cruelty in the world. The hate that generated that awful event still amazes me.
If anyone was to tell me that we should forget 9/11, I would be appalled. Every day in life was given to us for a purpose. September 11 was a drastic reminder that life on earth is extremely fragile. Every person that died deserves to be remembered. Every person that work to rescue others deserves to be remembered. Every person that prayed needs to be remembered. The evil the world saw that day needs to be remembered so we can escape a repeat performance. Our soldiers are fighting for us because of that day, how could we even consider forgetting what has caused such and awful war. Forgetting would mean laughing at all those who so bravely stood up for our lives and our country.
Thousands of lives were suddenly ended by evil, despicable acts of terror. The pictures of airplanes flying into buildings, fires burning, huge structures collapsing have filled us with disbelief, terrible sadness and a quiet, unyielding anger. These acts of mass murder were intended to frighten our nation into chaos and retreat. But they have failed. Our country is strong. A great people has been moved to defend a great nation.
-George W. Bush-
Several years later I read a book that was written by a chaplin who was at ground zero for several months following the horrendous day. After reading that book I understood slightly more of the cruelty in the world. The hate that generated that awful event still amazes me.
If anyone was to tell me that we should forget 9/11, I would be appalled. Every day in life was given to us for a purpose. September 11 was a drastic reminder that life on earth is extremely fragile. Every person that died deserves to be remembered. Every person that work to rescue others deserves to be remembered. Every person that prayed needs to be remembered. The evil the world saw that day needs to be remembered so we can escape a repeat performance. Our soldiers are fighting for us because of that day, how could we even consider forgetting what has caused such and awful war. Forgetting would mean laughing at all those who so bravely stood up for our lives and our country.
Thousands of lives were suddenly ended by evil, despicable acts of terror. The pictures of airplanes flying into buildings, fires burning, huge structures collapsing have filled us with disbelief, terrible sadness and a quiet, unyielding anger. These acts of mass murder were intended to frighten our nation into chaos and retreat. But they have failed. Our country is strong. A great people has been moved to defend a great nation.
-George W. Bush-
1 comment:
Hailey,
I really enjoyed reading your September 11th blog entry. If you would revise it and print it out for me to put on the bulliten board by Monday, September 24, 2007 I would be appreciative.
Ms. Chi
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