You just knew life would never be the same
Six years ago today we were on the Island of Rarotonga in the South Pacific and, while I am sure there are spots equally idyllic, but I've not been to any. At the same time, there are few places more remote. The beauty and remoteness had been our dual quests on make the long journey, and prior to September 11th we couldn't have been happier with our choices.Then, when the hideous events of six years ago today unfolded, we felt as vulnerable as if we had been front and centre where it all unfolded. There is no haven, despite our delusions.
Furthermore, and we knew it well, 9/11 was one of those days, like December 7th, 1941, June 6th 1944, or November 23rd, 1963, that after the sun set on that awful night, we would awaken to a different world, and a world that could never go back to what it had been.
And it never has.
May your thoughts on this day, however, be positive ones, because the species has huge strength to survive, so let us do that.
Labels: anniversary, the other day of infamy
posted by Ian Lidster at
6:19 AM
16 Comments:
The photos is so beautiful. Idyllic, just as you say.
What a beautifully written post, Ian.
I, too, was away from home when that happend (I was in Vienna).
What a peculiar feeling of fear and uncertainty I experienced personally that day, and for a few days after.
Despite being so far removed, I was afraid.
Thanks for posting this, Ian. I had wanted to make mention of it on my blog but really couldn't find the words. We were living in Boston at the time and my daughter was not quite 2. It was a tough, tough time, and I know that most of us haven't recovered. Today has been a somber one for me, and I wonder about the influence of 9/11, the lives that have suffered so much because of it, and I hope that peace and healing will continue.
It's been on my mind all day Ian. And yet, I heard Sheilagh Rogers on the radio this morning say that perhaps we should reclaim this date as simply September 11th, the date of a friend's birthday, rather than the huge NINE-ELEVEN.
V.
Nice post Ian.
Good post Ian. It's strange how at times like this we just want to be home, even if it is no more safe in the long run.
yes, all painful reminders of the stupidity of man :(
we need some good mothers to take charge....
We have also been remembering that date here in the UK too. I was cleaning my kitchen cupboards when I heard the newsflash on radio and then saw the rest of the horror in front of my eyes on Sky KT.
Nice post Ian.
I think perhaps this line says it all: 'There is no haven, despite our delusions.' - and certainly not if man is involved. Good thoughts Ian for this day of remembrance.
It's one of those events that sears itself into our brain - I eatched the tower fall on TV at work, then went to my next session feeling like I was having an out of body expereince. And yet, I remain hopeful.
We do have the strength to survive, true. It is only a matter of the quality of that survival that worries me sometimes.
I have yearned for the South Pacific my whole life.
I am a New Yorker, so I felt especially connected to the events of 9/11, even irrationally guilty that I was then living in California because it seemed that I should have been there to defend my birthplace.
The world is much smaller than it was in Somerset Maugham's lifetime. There really is no safe haven anywhere now, which is the best argument I can think of for bringing an end to all wars.
i'll never forget the events of that day as i was at culinary school, and the subway system immediately shut down, and i almost had to spend the nite in a hotel across from the school. the world has forever been changed.
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