I went there to remember.
I went there hoping to understand.
Never since September 11, 2001 have I been able to fully
wrap my mind around what happened and how many people died. We hear the number, 3,000, and think, “Wow,
that’s a lot and it’s horrible.”
I hoped that being in this place with the 3,000 eight foot
tall 3’x5’ flags that are tangible would help me to conceptualize that huge
number. I tried to imagine one person
where each flag stood.
It didn’t work. I was
awestruck to be sure but I still can’t fully grasp it. September 11, 2001 was so far beyond what any
of us could have imagined, that it isn’t fully understandable. It never will be.
Our world changed.
Our country changed. We individually
changed. And we will never be the
same.
We will never forget. God bless America.
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