So much has changed. Yet, so much remains the same. There are still wars in parts of the world. There are still arguments over religions. There are still hungry and dying people everywhere. There is still so much unhappiness.
Nine years. It seems like a long time ago for me. Yet it is only a tiny chunk on the time line of mankind. Will it be something that the world remembers a hundred years from now? Will it only be remembered by those in the U.S.? Will it be passed down in families that lost their loved ones?
It was a pivotal time in my life. But will it be significant in the history of the world? I wonder, as I continue to pray for peace on earth for all of us.
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I think it will be remembered and memorialized for as long as the United States remains a great nation. It is one of those moments like the first shots fired in Lexington, the shelling of Fort Sumter, the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and the Assassination of of JFK which were pivotal in the nation's history. The world was changed for better or for worse. We lost our innocence and some of our freedoms when we traded some of our liberties for security. Our society has become more suspicious,and we see a need for high tech surveillance everywhere.
But when and if this great nation recedes as all nations do in time, this too will be a footnote in history. You have reminded me of Shelly's poem http://www.online-literature.com/shelley_percy/672/
May this serve to remind us to put our hope in kingdoms not of this world and in treasures that neither moths not thieves can despoil.
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