A Good Pace

I can’t believe it has already been 10 years. I was 12 when 9/11 hapenned and much too young to have really understood it and remember every detail. But I remember finding out about it and I remember that day fairly well. For people my age this is when we were really introduced to politics and the “outside world.” The idea that other countries and people exist that don’t like what we do or what we stand for. My adult life is in a post 9/11 world and my opinions and beliefs have been built out of the responses to this crazy event.

The one thing I don’t want this post to be is the kind of “never forget” angry post that seeks revenge and self assurance through action. I just want this to be a solemn, reflective post to remember the value of life and remember that which isn’t here anymore.

Story corp is a very cool site and i encourage more people to look it up. They are all great stores that focus on the value of human relationships, which I believe is where fundamental meaning and happiness in life can be found. I am reposting jayparkinsonmd’s comments on this video too, because I agree completely with what he had to say.

jayparkinsonmd:

theatlanticvideo:

‘Always a Family’ Remembers a Father’s Last Phone Call on 9/11

StoryCorps records true stories as told by real people and then brings them to life with animation. ‘Always a Family’ is the heartbreaking story of a father who called his family on the morning of September 11 from the 103rd floor of the North Tower to say goodbye.

This one is completely heartbreaking — you’ll probably need a hug after you watch it.

StoryCorps is one of my favorite things on the internet, in addition to David Lynch’s Interview Project. But this story is heartbreaking. If you knew the person you loved only had a short time left on this earth, but things fell apart, what would you do to fix your relationship with him or her? I guess the truth is that we all just have such a short time in this world, and our relationships are all we have. You’ve got to throw everything you can into them, because, it’s situations like this that give us all a bit of perspective. Get over some differences. Focus on the good in each other. Know that the vast majority of problems you have in this relationship will very likely resurface in future relationships. And just get on with living life to it’s fullest. Life’s too short not to work things out.

Source: theatlanticvideo