How We Need To Remember 9/11

Looking back, it’s hard to imagine that 10 years have gone by since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. And for many who lost family and friends, 10 years have not gone by but a lifetime.

For many in our region, it was a bright, sunny Tuesday morning, with the skies the brightest, deepest blue. Mother Nature did not use any foreshadowing, such as clouds and storms, that morning.

Most of us can remember where we were when the attacks happened. Sadly, Sept. 11 became another tragic moment in American history, very much like Nov. 22 became when John F. Kennedy was killed.

And we can’t help but dwell in the painful memory of that day, when we were forced to horrifically watch the lack of humanity that 19 terrorists had when they took the lives of 2,977 innocent people. 

While we will always remember the painful and shocking images of the airplanes slamming into the Twin Towers or watching them collapse, we must also remember the human kindness of that day.

People from different states donated food, water, clothes and even themselves to help rescues efforts.

Or how the passengers of United Airlines Flight 93 valiantly attempted to regain the control of the plane from the terrorist hijackers, but ended up sacrificing their lives to save countless others.

In our darkest moment, we saw the best that humanity had to offer. 

That right there should be something we need to always remember.

There will always be those who will harm the innocent, but there are good people out there who will do what needs to be done, to set things right. 

Sept. 11 was our darkest moment, but it was also our greatest moment as a light shined in every single one of the firefighters, police officers and ordinary citizens who showed great compassion that day as they helped strangers at the risk of their own lives.

There is always hope and goodness out there. It may not always be shining as brightly as we want it to, but it’s there if we look hard enough.

Let us never forget and always remember the tragedy and the heroics of that day.

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