9/11 thoughts

so today we are asked to remember a date in history. by our friends, our family, by a sign on the road, its a tiny symbol of solidarity but it asks us to remember a date, the meaning behind it implied but unspoken. much the same as remember the alamo, some secret code word, we all nod with a serious look and drag a symbol in the sand. but how could we forget? clearly that is not possible, I don't know anyone that would not make sure to teach their children who were not even born yet everything they could about it so remember isn't really what we are saying. I worry a bit that some may be implying "remember, those people, they did a bad thing" that's not terribly useful, again its not like we'd forget. instead i prefer this; for all our differences there was a moment there where we were utterly united, we linked arms across all lines, we held each other dear, friend and foe, brother and stranger on that day they only succeeded in making us better, making us the essence of what is good in us, in showing us just how many friends we really have in the world, even Khadafy stood with us as if we had been attacked by evil aliens, even someone with so much hatred for everything we are stood by our side and said, not this, we are after all all human we are earthlings and against something so horrible no one should stand alone. on that day there was more good than there ever had been before. today, today we forget, we do, we really do, every day we long after let them win a little more, we let our fear take away our freedom, we'd rather get groped at the airport than let this happen again, we've let ourselves go, we forgot how great we can be. so remember, to be great, to be awesome, to each other.