The world was waken 10
years ago to watch in horror to what evil people are truly capable of
doing. Technology being what it is today, the world was able to watch it
happen live. Yes, it happened in the United States but it didn't just
happen to Americans. We Americans are so arrogant at times that when
something like this happens, we make it just about us. Do you recall
what those buildings are called? The World Trade Center. That means that
the world's people were in those building. And they, too, were killed
so more than just Americans were affected. Today, the world honors all
who were lost on September 11, 2001, not just the U.S.
We cannot allow those kinds of evil people to dictate our lives and close ourselves up. It is a good lesson to learn to be more cautious yet less arrogant. I mean honestly, didn't that event bring us down a few notches to remind us that we are vulnerable?
More importantly, we cannot allow what happen to jade us to the innocent people who share the same religion as those terrorists. It was a group of people that did this, not a whole race or religion. We have to stop profiling the innocent. Remember Hitler? It took years for people to remove the stigma that all Germans were evil because they tried to eradicate a religion. It was not the Germans that killed those who followed the Jewish religion but a group of people that were German who sought to make, what they called, the perfect race. A lot of Germans were not blond haired and blue-eyed and they, too, were put to death.
Evil begets evil so we need to stop and think about that. Revenge does not bring back the dead. Sure, it makes you feel good momentarily but in the long run, changing people's attitude and opening our minds is what will make the change in this world. As Gandhi said, "You must be the change you wish to see in the world."
My oldest niece was born three months before the tragedy that year so this event, in a way, is forever attached to her. In the future when people ask, what happened the year you were born, she will have to answer that the world came to a stand still to mourn the loss of their families and friends. It was the year the world woke up.
As much as today is a day of reflection and healing, it is also a day to remember that life cannot stop. It needs to go on and be filled with many wonderful, memorable and perhaps learning moments so that the healing process continues.
Don't take your family and friends for granted. When events such as this happens and you lose someone, you torment yourselves with guilt and regret of not doing or saying more to them, after they are gone. Take the time to stop and show or tell them how you feel. Give them a hug from the heart, holding them tight. When you leave each other, know you showed love and compassion to that person or people. That way in the end, you know you did all you could to love.
Healing is a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity. ~Hippocrates
We cannot allow those kinds of evil people to dictate our lives and close ourselves up. It is a good lesson to learn to be more cautious yet less arrogant. I mean honestly, didn't that event bring us down a few notches to remind us that we are vulnerable?
More importantly, we cannot allow what happen to jade us to the innocent people who share the same religion as those terrorists. It was a group of people that did this, not a whole race or religion. We have to stop profiling the innocent. Remember Hitler? It took years for people to remove the stigma that all Germans were evil because they tried to eradicate a religion. It was not the Germans that killed those who followed the Jewish religion but a group of people that were German who sought to make, what they called, the perfect race. A lot of Germans were not blond haired and blue-eyed and they, too, were put to death.
Evil begets evil so we need to stop and think about that. Revenge does not bring back the dead. Sure, it makes you feel good momentarily but in the long run, changing people's attitude and opening our minds is what will make the change in this world. As Gandhi said, "You must be the change you wish to see in the world."
My oldest niece was born three months before the tragedy that year so this event, in a way, is forever attached to her. In the future when people ask, what happened the year you were born, she will have to answer that the world came to a stand still to mourn the loss of their families and friends. It was the year the world woke up.
As much as today is a day of reflection and healing, it is also a day to remember that life cannot stop. It needs to go on and be filled with many wonderful, memorable and perhaps learning moments so that the healing process continues.
Don't take your family and friends for granted. When events such as this happens and you lose someone, you torment yourselves with guilt and regret of not doing or saying more to them, after they are gone. Take the time to stop and show or tell them how you feel. Give them a hug from the heart, holding them tight. When you leave each other, know you showed love and compassion to that person or people. That way in the end, you know you did all you could to love.
Healing is a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity. ~Hippocrates
