September 11, 2010.
This is the 9th anniversary of what is now known as 9/11.
The events of that day are larger than just a U.S. experience. Yes, it took place in New York, but the offices in the twin towers held global head offices, and the people within, trapped, and who lost their lives due to this accident of geographic location, were from many different places/countries.
So many acts of courage that day...the police and firemen, responding to emergency, without a clear idea of what it is they were rushing into.....
Cell phone calls to loved ones, from those trapped inside.....
I think the t.v. channels should play, without commercial interruption, the video shot by that French news team: they just happened to be in the U.S., to shoot footage/follow them through their work lives, to showcase a fire department in New York City. It was just accidental, then, that they were present when the call came into that particular fire station.
Their documentary, played as shot, was gripping...confusion, fear, courage, life, death...it's all there, just as it happened.
Perhaps 9/11 marked the divide between the 20th and 21st centuries. It is a day to remember, as we pay homage to the memory of those lost in those very few moments, on that sunny morning that started just like any other early Fall day....
I always think that day was a reminder to us all of the fragility of life, and the fact that we only have the "now".
Remember to always let your nearest and dearest know that you love and appreciate them. Remember to dare and to do and to "go for it" while we have the chance to do so.
Spare a thought today for those gone on 9/11.
How may I help you to discover special Salt Spring Island & the Southern Gulf Islands? Call me!
