Thursday, September 11, 2003
it's been 2 years since the 9/11 disaster, hard to believe time has flown by so fast. 2 years ago today, life seemed to come to a standstill while people reevaluated what was dear and important to them. suddenly family and relationships took on new importance over making money and meeting deadlines. people turned to prayer, they called each other long distance, they took time to wait for a response to the question "how are you".
time doesn't heal wounds, but it sure dulls it. time doesn't erase memories, but it sure shifts them out of focus...2 years later, what does the world look like?
there was a memorial service in sch at noontime...most people preferred to head for lunch instead of listening to commemorative speeches about the "heros of America". there was a minute's silence observed in honor of those fallen...most people preferred to continue with their gossip.
we run from place to place, often forgetting just what we are running for. events like 9/11 jar us awake, but only for awhile. and we return to living life on auto-pilot...day in, day out, not having to think is the easiest way to go.
the daily problems of life overtake us. we become consumed with the here and now, the me and mine. occasionally we pause to smile at someone, but never stop long enough to see them smiling back.
in a world where the fast-forward button is the only one that matters, it means so much when someone actually takes time to listen and care for others, when someone bothers to pray for them whether they know it or not. it takes a much bigger person to grieve over the burdens other people are feeling, than to make a big buck. a millionaire may be made in a day, but a beautiful heart takes a lifetime to sculpt.
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time doesn't heal wounds, but it sure dulls it. time doesn't erase memories, but it sure shifts them out of focus...2 years later, what does the world look like?
there was a memorial service in sch at noontime...most people preferred to head for lunch instead of listening to commemorative speeches about the "heros of America". there was a minute's silence observed in honor of those fallen...most people preferred to continue with their gossip.
we run from place to place, often forgetting just what we are running for. events like 9/11 jar us awake, but only for awhile. and we return to living life on auto-pilot...day in, day out, not having to think is the easiest way to go.
the daily problems of life overtake us. we become consumed with the here and now, the me and mine. occasionally we pause to smile at someone, but never stop long enough to see them smiling back.
in a world where the fast-forward button is the only one that matters, it means so much when someone actually takes time to listen and care for others, when someone bothers to pray for them whether they know it or not. it takes a much bigger person to grieve over the burdens other people are feeling, than to make a big buck. a millionaire may be made in a day, but a beautiful heart takes a lifetime to sculpt.
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