Has it been ten years?
I can’t believe it. On this day, every year, I feel like I’m a sophomore in high school again amongst all the confusion and chaos turned horror and grief at St. Anthony’s High School in Huntington, New York. That day brought us down to a very low place, as we watched such hatred attack our country. The towers fell and while watching, we all fell with them…But the beauty comes in how everyone stood back up. We helped each other up, we carried one another. The community came together in an amazing way – prayers, candlelight vigils, donating and collecting necessities needed at Ground Zero, and so much more. I’ve never been more proud to be a New Yorker; an American.
And now it’s 2011, and it’s been ten years. Where has the time gone? I can only hope deep in my heart, that time has helped families heal and that those who lost their lives are now at peace in heaven watching over their loved ones. There is still hatred in the world – murderers, people’s lives taken from illness, etc. But, know that there is good. Do something good with your life; spread kindness. If September 11, 2001 taught us anything, let it be that we only have one life which is precious. Please don’t take it for granted.
We will never forget, 9/11
Out of Dark Comes Light
oh, braver than this.
Let me straighten after pain,
as a tree straightens after the rain,
Shining and lovely again.
God, make me brave for life;
much braver than this.
As the blown grass lifts,
let me rise
From sorrow with quiet eyes,
Knowing Thy way is wise.
God, make me brave, life brings
Such blinding things.
Help me to keep my sight;
Help me to see aright
That out of dark comes light.
