Absolutely crazy. Everytime I see those planes hit I get chills. The most eerie thing I've ever experienced was the day after. I felt like I was living in a ghost town. NY was the quietest it had ever been.
Yeah, that's one of those moments in history where we'll all remember where we were when we heard/saw what happened. Isn't it ironic now though that there is supposed to be a Bin Laden tape being released today?
There are so many things that come to mind about today, but more than anything, while we shouldn't forget what happened, I think in a lot of ways people are learning to heal. Now if they could heal the wound that is the pit at Ground Zero, maybe the people can heal a little more too. I hope that doesn't sound harsh, but objective, collective, and reflective minds should prevail here and from NYC, to Pennsylvania, to DC, we as a nation seem myred in a discussion that isn't happening.
Hmmmn. I hope I'm reading correctly but I think you're saying that you think "healing" the wound at Ground Zero (I assume by not calling it Ground Zero and not making it a historical landmark officially or unofficially, but rather building upon it so people don't go there and cry day after day after day...) would allow people to heal. Is this right?
If so, I kind of agree with you to a certain extent. But at the same time, I think there's something to be said for people being able to visit the place their loved ones perished and mourn and attempt to move forward. It's sort of like how football coaches say leave it all on the field. If your relative passed on 9/11, then perhaps you can come to Ground Zero, mourn, and "leave it all there" and go forward with your life. Naturally, a memorial like this will serve different purposes for different people but I think everyone can take something positive away from it.
Mike, I think we're on the same page. Like, how to you acknowledge what happened (memorial, plaque, etc.) without dwelling on it (leaving Ground Zero as is and no longer calling it Trade Center Plaza--or whatever the old name was) or seemingly disrespect the loss of life (building over the site with no marking). I guess it would kind of be like Charleston having no plaque on the open air market letting people know it used to be a slave auction. It's not like a natural disaster site where maybe because of a hurricane rice patties were rendered useless, but more like a pause "at this moment in history" such-and-such happened.
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Absolutely crazy. Everytime I see those planes hit I get chills. The most eerie thing I've ever experienced was the day after. I felt like I was living in a ghost town. NY was the quietest it had ever been.
Yeah, that's one of those moments in history where we'll all remember where we were when we heard/saw what happened. Isn't it ironic now though that there is supposed to be a Bin Laden tape being released today?
There are so many things that come to mind about today, but more than anything, while we shouldn't forget what happened, I think in a lot of ways people are learning to heal.
Now if they could heal the wound that is the pit at Ground Zero, maybe the people can heal a little more too.
I hope that doesn't sound harsh, but objective, collective, and reflective minds should prevail here and from NYC, to Pennsylvania, to DC, we as a nation seem myred in a discussion that isn't happening.
Hmmmn. I hope I'm reading correctly but I think you're saying that you think "healing" the wound at Ground Zero (I assume by not calling it Ground Zero and not making it a historical landmark officially or unofficially, but rather building upon it so people don't go there and cry day after day after day...) would allow people to heal. Is this right?
If so, I kind of agree with you to a certain extent. But at the same time, I think there's something to be said for people being able to visit the place their loved ones perished and mourn and attempt to move forward. It's sort of like how football coaches say leave it all on the field. If your relative passed on 9/11, then perhaps you can come to Ground Zero, mourn, and "leave it all there" and go forward with your life. Naturally, a memorial like this will serve different purposes for different people but I think everyone can take something positive away from it.
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Mike, I think we're on the same page. Like, how to you acknowledge what happened (memorial, plaque, etc.) without dwelling on it (leaving Ground Zero as is and no longer calling it Trade Center Plaza--or whatever the old name was) or seemingly disrespect the loss of life (building over the site with no marking).
I guess it would kind of be like Charleston having no plaque on the open air market letting people know it used to be a slave auction. It's not like a natural disaster site where maybe because of a hurricane rice patties were rendered useless, but more like a pause "at this moment in history" such-and-such happened.
who knows...
@ Dizzle...Fershizzle. I'll link to you in my blogroll.
@ lawren..."like a pause "at this moment in history" such-and-such happened." exactly.
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