I can’t believe that it has been ten years since the Spetember 11th attacks. I am sitting here watching the memorial ceremony on television, and I can’t help but think what I was doing 10 years ago, and the shock that I was experiencing as I watched the attack unfold on television in my small Denver Colorado apartment.
I remember turning the news on that morning to see the coverage of the South Tower already burning, when everything was unknown, and when it was still thought to be an accident. I remember watching as the second plane hit the North tower, and the sudden shock and dread that I felt as I realized that this was in fact, no accident.
I have been watching documentaries over the past few days, and the retelling of the stories and accounts of the horrible events that day have filled me with emotion and also reintroduced a broader perspective – a perspective characterized by appreciation for just how terrible these events were – a perspective that has faded somewhat over the past 10 years. I will never forget.
