Tempus fugit is Latin for time flies. As humans we have a great ability to transcend many events in our lives. We focus on the present and have expectations about things to come.
It has been 10 years since that gorgeous morning. How normal a day, with people going to work to the towers, police, and fire stations. Just such ordinary lives.
Time passes for us; but to those that lost loved ones there will be always an empty seat at any gathering or family event. They will not forget. I think today about my old apartment building and my neighbor Emma loosing many friends that worked for the NY branch of the company she worked for. As i tend to do when I need to reflect I took a walk to the lake and there at the beach a small memorial to someone's dad whom had just perished. How personal it becomes.
As ordinary people we have heroes, history teaches us about their deeds. Well September the 11th was a day full of them. From those first responders that knew the risks that they faced. Such grace and gallantry is to be admired and remembered. In an era of "me" they remind us that caring for others is a key component in life. We also have the passengers of flight 93; that with a full knowledge of events, chose to take action and not fall prey to the machinations of others. We know those actions spared the lives of others, could I ever be so brave?
I really hope I could.
So today as we go with our daily routines, please do pause for a few minutes and think of what has passed, and please fly your flag today.
