Any thoughts on the Anniversary of 9/11?

[DrummerDeanna]

Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

My thoughts on the eve of the fifth anniversary are the same as my thoughts for the past four... we haven't learned a single thing since 9/11/01. We're not better people -- we haven't learned how precious life is, or that we shouldn't be so cold and callous towards others. We're still just as self-centered, narrow-minded, materialistic and arrogant as ever before. Perhaps worse.

We haven't learned anything from those lives lost so tragically, and that's the greatest tragedy of all.

"I cannot pretend that the heartache falls away...."

A true and sad point. And I am guilty of this too. You know, after seeing the Movie "World Trade Center" I was struck with how people came through for each other - that movie just touched my heart so much and made me want to do better...it reminded me of the wake-up call 9/11 gave me as well. To try and do better.

Sadly you're right - people have learned very little since 9/11. It's become such a distorted political tool - it makes me sick. Just the sheer number or people who STILL believe that sadaam and the Iraq war are linked to 9/11. It's alarming.