I'm sure everyone is aware of the fact that it's September 11th today. Other than today being the day that Kanye West and 50 Cent battle it out on the charts, it's also the day that over one thousand innocent lives were lost. Unlike other organization or websites, I'm not going to ask you for your money at the end of this, I'm just offering you my thoughts. Here's my reflection on TODAY.
Six years ago I was an 11 year old kid. Like everyone, I can remember exactly where I was and how I felt on 9/11. I was a 6th grader in middle school, naive to politics, terrorism and the sense of security. When we got news of the event I can remember everyone gossiping about what they thought had happened. I can remember people crying and everyone calling their parents to see if they were alright. My dad worked in New York(still does to this day) but I can't remember being scared, I can't even remember being sad until I got home that day and found out just how bad 9/11 was.
Six years later, I'm a young man. I've developed a better understanding for politics, terrorism and a sense of security. We all know now exactly how the plot to destroy the the twin towers un-folded. Six years later, feels like 6 months later, the memory is still fresh in my mind.
Today my school planed a ceremonial assembly outside in our quad. I guess no one checked the weather because it has literally rained all day. Our student government put up a sign that has been re-used for a couple years, by the road way so everyone could see it; I saw my dean of students put up dozens of flags, I guess to represent the United States of America? Of course due to the rain we didn't go outside, everyone would have gotten wet. I found it ironic how it rained on September 11th. It rained so much the ink from the sign dripped off the banner-it dripped off and the sign eventually fell to the ground. The symbolizism was so obvious to me, but I didn't hear anyone else bring it up. Now that I think of it, it rains all the time in the fall, sometimes once a week-was it all just a coincidence? I guess that just shows how much symbols are bullshit and luck. A couple people might have stopped to look at the sign but other than that, it felt like tuesday to me. I had a test, and I still had to go to all my classes, all the kids were just as obnoxious and disrespectful as they would be on a normal day. People walked by the sign with out even acknowledging it's existence. It would have taken a couple guys less than a minute to revive the sign, but no one bothered to do so. I would pay someone money to tell me what the sign actually said. Instead of the ceremony outside, we said a prayer for all those that were lost, ESPECIALLY the alumni from my school.
As my day comes to an end, it's still drizzling every now and then. 6 years later, a boy has become a man, a nightmare has become a memory and a tragedy has become a Tuesday.
Stop the violence in Iraq and around the world,
iHUSTLE aka popGURU 1.00012334
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