It is good to remember this...
I know I do..... every single day...in one way or another..
Your message is especially nice Stream.. as always...
Remembering the shock of that day is something we all do...in our own way...
I remember it with some anger and selfishness at times...as it changed my life in ways I could never have imagined...I think though...that if those who were lost could voice their views on 9/11.. they would say...this is done... there is no going back...looking ahead is the key now...moving forward with lives and learning...raising your children to love and respect others...all of these things are important....and always have been...
So...looking back...indeed.... it was a day that cannot be imagined...but it did happen.....and we must never forget that..
And...looking ahead...fills one with pride and resolve to continue your life and be happy...as those who were lost would wish this more than anything else I think..
July 4th was a turning point for me I suppose...I felt I was relieved of some of the darkness I carried around since that day...when the cornerstone to Freedom Tower was placed.....it signalled to me a new beginning for fellow New Yorkers like myself...one with hope...courage and honor...it is good that we do this... I said to myself..
New York Governor George E. Pataki said these words at the dedication,
"Today is indeed, a momentous day. Today we take 20 tons of Adirondack granite – the bedrock of our State – and place it as the foundation, the bedrock of a new symbol of American strength and confidence. Today, we lay the cornerstone for a new symbol of this city and this country and of our resolve in the face of terror. Today we build the Freedom Tower."
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About the stone...
"The cornerstone for the Freedom Tower is made from a 20-ton granite block quarried from the Barton Mines in the Adirondack mountains in upstate New York. The cornerstone measures 9 feet by 4 feet by 4 feet and is flecked with garnet, the official gem of New York State. The block was quarried in May and supplied to Innovative Stone of Hauppauge, Long Island in early June. Innovative Stone cut, honed, polished, and inscribed the block."
Looking back...and never forgetting is healthy...
Looking ahead to a promising future will always be the way I view this now....our children will need us too...as the stone says...freedom will endure..
R.S.D.
11 September 2004