It's going to be another quick one tonight. It is the 10th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center. I have been watching the memorials today and reliving the horror. It seems masochistic, but it's something that is important as a part of our history.
I wasn't a part of it. I have no ties to NYC, nor did I know anyone that was involved. But it is a heartwrenching, terrible tragedy that shakes everyone to the core. Everyone remembers where they were-- for me, I was in Gr. 11 biology, when my teacher rolled a TV into the room so we could see what was happening. There was a lot of confusion and panic; despite the fact that we were in a small Canadian city, the reality was that no one had any answers. We lived on a border city and there were rumours that the bridges connecting Canada to the US were also in danger of being under attack.
Thankfully, we were safe. The same could not be said for those that were directly in the line of fire.
So to those innocent lives that were lost-- we'll never forget. For those who gave their lives in the pursuit of stopping the horror, we thank you. And for those that still grieve, who lost friends, family, acquantainces...you are in my heart today. I can't begin to imagine what it was like to be there in person for the events that took place, but I can certainly empathize.
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