Remembering the Past
9/10/06
Tomorrow is 9/11 and so far I have to admit that I am sick and tired already of all the rememberances of the 9/11/01 tragedy. Perhaps that is really bad to say and I am probably a terrible person for thinking that way, but I really feel sorry for all the future unborn babies that will be born on Sept. 11 this year and future years. I feel sorry for anyone who has a birthday on 9/11, or an anniversary on 9/11, became engaged on 9/11 or anything else that holds a wonderful memory on this one day, for they will forever have to share it with all the negative "rememberances that the publicity and news reporting", that will always throw it in our faces. Do they really think the public is so stupid that we wouldn't remember those people in our prayers, every day? When those people who have a happy celebration for that day (b'day, anniversary, etc.) go out to dinner to celebrate, have a b'day party, etc. what an awful thing to have to share it with everyone else who is remembering that awful day.
I lost my parents on January 19, 1964, but every January 19, I do not go around "remembering" that awful car wreck that we had. I don't dwell on hearing my Dad talking and pleading with the people who came to our aid to help us, I don't dwell on hearing my parents last conversation in the car just before I remembering hitting hard and feeling all wet instantly (from the blood all over me). For that day 1/19/64 has come and gone and will never occur again. All the January 19th's thereafter are new days to be experienced with new memories, as life goes on.
All of this came about, as my son David came home from work today and asked me if I remembered what today was - for it was 10 years ago my children's father died, at the age of 43. I reminded David that today was not a day to feel sad, but to make today a good day in David's life for it is not 1/10/96.
The lesson in all of this is that we should not wait to honor or think of God only on Sunday or Saturday, or whatever day is your "day of worship", but we should be thinking of him, talking to him, praying to him, holding him in our hearts each and every day, as a celebration of life and all the good things we have to enjoy, not dwell on the negatives. Now go enjoy your day tomorrow and each and every day. I'm smiling, how about you?
9/10/06
Tomorrow is 9/11 and so far I have to admit that I am sick and tired already of all the rememberances of the 9/11/01 tragedy. Perhaps that is really bad to say and I am probably a terrible person for thinking that way, but I really feel sorry for all the future unborn babies that will be born on Sept. 11 this year and future years. I feel sorry for anyone who has a birthday on 9/11, or an anniversary on 9/11, became engaged on 9/11 or anything else that holds a wonderful memory on this one day, for they will forever have to share it with all the negative "rememberances that the publicity and news reporting", that will always throw it in our faces. Do they really think the public is so stupid that we wouldn't remember those people in our prayers, every day? When those people who have a happy celebration for that day (b'day, anniversary, etc.) go out to dinner to celebrate, have a b'day party, etc. what an awful thing to have to share it with everyone else who is remembering that awful day.
I lost my parents on January 19, 1964, but every January 19, I do not go around "remembering" that awful car wreck that we had. I don't dwell on hearing my Dad talking and pleading with the people who came to our aid to help us, I don't dwell on hearing my parents last conversation in the car just before I remembering hitting hard and feeling all wet instantly (from the blood all over me). For that day 1/19/64 has come and gone and will never occur again. All the January 19th's thereafter are new days to be experienced with new memories, as life goes on.
All of this came about, as my son David came home from work today and asked me if I remembered what today was - for it was 10 years ago my children's father died, at the age of 43. I reminded David that today was not a day to feel sad, but to make today a good day in David's life for it is not 1/10/96.
The lesson in all of this is that we should not wait to honor or think of God only on Sunday or Saturday, or whatever day is your "day of worship", but we should be thinking of him, talking to him, praying to him, holding him in our hearts each and every day, as a celebration of life and all the good things we have to enjoy, not dwell on the negatives. Now go enjoy your day tomorrow and each and every day. I'm smiling, how about you?
posted by Sunny @ 8:08 PM
1 Comments:
At 5:35 PM,
Gwen said…
"Remember" and "Dwell" are two very different words. It would be unfair and ungrateful not to remember, but it does no good to dwell.
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