All Things Remembered

So, today is the tenth anniversary of 9/11. This day in the history of our country brings out an entire myriad of emotions. It's is really something to see our country come together like we have; my only regret is that it came at such a price. Tragedy has a way of doing that to people, bringing them together. When the world is falling apart around us we reach out to the people closest to us, who in turn reach out to others. In doing this we form a net of people supporting each other. This leads my reflections to New Years 2011. One of my high school classmates committed suicide. He was popular, a football player, and always had a smile. This struck my class hard. We were Seniors entering our final semester of high school, and we thought we had it all. Who knows, maybe we did, but that day we lost part of us. Even those of us who weren't close to him were struck by this tragedy. We all went to the funeral, and filled up an entire sections of the church. The eulogies moved us all to tears. For the rest of our Senior year, we weren't the same. This tragedy made us look around and realize that the people in our class were important to us. Our class had never been close. In fact we were the most clique-ish class that I had ever seen. But after Timmy's funeral, we became ONE. This brings me back to 9/11. Our country has stood together these past 10 years, helping each other heal and rebuild and remember. We should always remember, never dwell. If we dwell on the tragedy we will drive ourselves to madness. However, we must remember the amazing acts of heroism, both large and small. We must remember that our country is ONE.