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This is a topic that will be covered by every news outlet in existence. Most will take on the "Remember" aspect, followed by the "Currently" portion, with a good transition into the "What Next?" segment. The easiest way to put this is that people died, they still are dying, and more are going to die. Anything that happens, happens, and what happens next, is whatever is going to happen next.
9-11 to me, was never as big of a deal as it was to a lot of people. I didn't loose anybody in the attacks, nor did I know anybody directly involved with any of the aftermath. Now, 1 year later, when everybody looks back, I mostly use it as a point on how much my life really has changed in the last year, with none of it being directly involved with that event in any way. The first major event in my life I know was when my boss was essentially fired, and a new person took over. That was a big thing to me. I almost left my job at that point. Also, in the last year, I started going to school, which meant I left the town I'd lived in for 19 years. My sister got in a bad relationship, and ended up getting pregnant. I got fired from my job I was talking about, for making a bad decision 3 days before I left.
Everything is for the better though. Leaving town gave me new insight on life, and how different things can be, while still continuing on. My sister getting pregnant actually turned out for the good, as my aunt and uncle were unable to have children, so they will be adopting the child. And even getting fired was a good thing, as that freed up a weekend that I had a lot of school work to do, and no time to fit it in.
So, in a time of reflection on an event such as 9-11, I don't have much insight on that. Well, I do, about the stupid things people have done in relation to that, but I'll dig into that another day. 9-11 is in no way a turning point in my life, it's more of an excuse to see where I have gone since then. It's a date. It's going to end up beign another way to sell new and used chevrolets. That is sad, but that's coping. I will be happy when people who were born on that day, will be able to actually celebrate their birthdays with friends, and not feel guitly. I'm not sure how long it took after Dec 7, but with todays advancements, it will either take much shorter, or much longer.
My last thought is going to be this. While I was driving to school today, I was going down I-80. I was listening to the Big Party show, as usual, and Creed's "Higher" came on. Most people hate Creed, I understand. I really actually only like the Human Clay stuff, but I do like it. But anyway, I was listening to it, and I was just a little bit past the 13th street exit. On the side of the interstate, I'm not sure if It's a bank or something, but there is a big flagpole, and the flag was flying at half-mast, as requested. But there was no wind, it was just haning there, and it was the point in the song when I saw this, where he sang "It helps me to appreciate..." and I just seemed to understand something at that point. Some sort of epiphany with no actual thoughts. Afterwards I got on the bridge over the Missouri river, where the entire sky was filled with small breaks of clouds, with sun centered directly in the middle, casting light onto all of it. It was beautiful. You can only get these sights a few times in a lifetime, so appreciate them.
I just want to say this quickly. After you read this story you might think it's religious or something, it's not. It's about the beauty in life, and appreciating it to it's fullest, whatever either of those might be for you.
-Grant