Where were you?

As I was creating this video for our 9/11 remembrance service this Sunday I thought back, as I always do this time of year, about where I was that morning that the world became a little scarier place. As I drove to work at the engineering company that morning, I was listening to public radio (I'd never really listened to it before). They were talking about a plane that had somehow crashed into one of the "twin towers." By the time I'd parked my car and ridden the elevator to the 14th floor there was a group in the kitchen huddled around the small television watching coverage of the second plane and what was now being considered a possible terrorist attack. As the morning progressed, other planes were hijacked, buildings fell, and we all began to feel a little less safe. Suddenly, all the stuff that had preoccupied our lives failed to seem as important as being close to those we loved. As the days turned to weeks, and weeks to months and then years, controversy swirled. Who was at fault? Who could really be considered a hero? Over the past 7 years it seems "We will not forget" has been...well, forgotten. So, let's set aside our differences on fault, war, conspiracy theories, and just REMEMBER those whose lives changed more than we could ever imagine or even want to imagine. Press forward, but never forget.