Sept ’09
On the brink of a beautiful day here on the Pacific Northwest I take a moment to reflect on what happened 8 yrs ago.
The day started out as sunny as could be, just like today. Now whether you think that 9.11 was the result of arrogance or punishment or conspiracy or combination of all these is irrelevant.
The losses that we sustained 8 yrs ago are not only physical.
As I write this note in the comfort of my home, I think about all the men and women serving in the military. Whether this is their first tour serving or they’ve made a career in the service, all whose families been affected because daddy is fighting abroad or mommy has been assigned to a new carrier.
Yes, we should fight for the innocent helpless in the middle east.
No, we shouldn’t use the memory of the fallen to further our political views or agendas. Whether you stand on the right or the left or the middle we must understand that about 3000 lives were lost on these horrendous attacks. Doesn’t that mean something to you?
That brave men and women have volunteer to sacrifice their lives and families putting themselves in harms way to fight for our freedom. That whether you are against or for the war on terror there’s an imminent threat on our lives, and that no longer the political diplomacy of the US and Russia will end such a conflict. Don’t believe me? Just ask the families who lost loved ones on the bombings in India, subway attacks in London or the train attacks in Spain.
Now, whether you think that GWB is a political genious or a dummy is also irrelevant, the fact remains that OBL has not been captured, even with a democratic congress into it’s third year and with mid term elections on the horizon you still don’t hear very much or enough things said about this subject. Where is the main stream media on this?
The undeniable result of such atrocity was unity. 9.11 represents for our generation what Pearl Harbor meant for the baby boomers and just like back then we will not be sidelined by fear.
Smile. Be nice. Do something nice for someone, for anyone. Help someone with the yard, carry out someone’s garbage, be a friend, help a friend. Let them know that there’s someone out there that cares for them (Jesus) and honor the fallen by living the best life that you can possibly live, to the maximum!
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Rgs,
Mario.