Please take a moment to remember those who died on that fateful day. It only takes a moment. I realize that in a short attention span world, a thoughtful moment of our time is a big task for some. It's easy to say, but to actually do it requires a little more than the usual. Remind yourself that it could have been anyone... on that day. Even if you don't know the names, remember that there were fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters, someone's children, and friends who perished on that day. Remember their families, their children, and all those who were affected by the loss of their lives. It could have been you or me on that day.
Salute the Firefighters, Emergency Medical, and Law Enforcement personnel who put their lives on the line and took action in those critical moments of chaos. The city employees, contractors, and volunteers that waded through the rubble of ground zero. These folks do it everyday, but that day was more than anyone could have ever imagined and more than any of them had been faced with before. Many carry it with them through the names of their lost brothers and sisters in arms and the horrible flashes that haunt them. My heart goes out to them in hopes that they can find some sort of peace in the honor that they showed throughout the most troubled days of my lifetime.
Salute the city employees, contractors, and volunteers that waded through ground zero and the pentagon in those many months after continuing for almost the following year trying to locate missing victims, saving survivors, surveying and repairing damage, and cleaning up the rubble.
Unfortunately, mixed along with the kindness of this world will be some who will take advantage of these days to bend, shape, or twist whatever they can in order to form opinions, create discernment, shatter beliefs, or capture votes. I challenge you to rise above the surface discussion, the theories, and information presented when you are faced with these. With your most objective, caring eye simply ask yourself if what is being represented is in the vein of the greater good or an attempt to play upon our good-natured, American sympathy in order to wield our hearts as a vehicle for their own agenda. Not all information is mis-information, but some may be. If that is what you find before you, then follow your heart and turn them off. Because, they just don't get it. Feel honored and rejoice in the fact that you do.
Here are some websites that continue to carry the torch for Service Above Self related to the Rememberance of 9/11. It has been 5 years now and there are children right now that don't know what happened just because they haven't been exposed to it yet. If you find it in your heart to donate, volunteer, or educate through these organizations, I am thankful in the fact that I had the opportunity to bring you to their door for it is my way to provide a Service Above Self. There are more out there and all worthy of your time. Thank you for your time that you have shared reading this whatever precious moments it may be. Thank you!
- Twin Towers Orphan Fund - http://www.ttof.org/
- 9/11 Children's Fund - http://www.911childrensfund.org/
- Tribute New York City - http://www.tributewtc.org/
- Project Rebith - http://www.projectrebirth.org/
- Fire Department of New York City - http://nyc.gov/html/fdny/html/home2.shtml
- Firehouse.com 9/11 page - http://cms.firehouse.com/content/section/911.jsp?sectionId=41
- International Assoc. of Fire Fighters - http://www.iaff.org/
- National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund - http://www.nleomf.com/911heroes/
- New York Police Department - http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/rth9-11memorial.html
- American Red Cross - http://www.redcross.org/
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