Several days ago I was flipping through the tv channels during a pause in what was obviously not a very busy day, and noticed that on nearly every station someone was talking about the upcoming anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Everywhere were the horrific photos from that terrible day. As I put down the remote and walked away I remember saying out loud to no one there "...this is too much. We need to get over it." Now, after attending events honoring the 3,000 people that lost their lives on September 11, 2001, I feel guilty about my thoughts of a few days ago. I am really that shallow? I understand now that we don't need "to get over it." We need to remember it every day of our lives. We need to remember those that died that day, as well as their families and friends whose lives were forever changed.
One of the first things I noticed at the registration and line-up for the Remembrance Ride yesterday was the diversity of the group. In attendance were men and women from all walks of life...young professionals to old hippies. Plus clubs and organizations representing many interests and lifestyles...Hamsters to Sons of Armegeddon. We all came to together in a common cause.
In a world filled with so much violence and hate, we need events like this to bring us together to remember, honor, hope, and pray that something like this will never happen again. That change will come. And that the world will be a better place. Some day.
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