Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Stereotypical 9/11 post

Here's the deal, I am not such a big fan when everyone posts things about 9/11 because so much of it feels forced and staged. I don't know anyone that was there or anyone close to me who was harmed in the tragedy. I am well aware that it hurt everyone as Americans we don't want to believe we are vulnerable and can make mistakes, but we did. I was in third grade in Mrs. Marie's class and they sent us home with a purple sheet of paper for our parents to deal with telling us everything that happened. When I got home I asked my mom if something bad had happened and she said yes then showed me the footage of New York City on our computer and I didn't know how to process anything. I was 9 years old. I have been around many tragedies in my life and I can feel for the men, women and children who lost loved ones on this day twelve years ago, but I have this understanding as a member of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, this life is not all there is and those who fought valiantly will be rewarded in Heaven for their deeds. I ache for those suffering this day. I'm going to go to the temple and be around those who share in my understanding. My cousin is a fireman and I know if we lost him our lives would be severely hurt, so my heart goes out to those families remembering their loss today. My theory on missing a loved one you've lost is time doesn't heal the wound, it just makes you forget more frequently. Every year on Casey's birthday I feel everything all over again. It doesn't go away and I understand that so I am sorry to those suffering, may peace be on your souls.

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