When I returned home from work that day I asked my wife, Niki, about whether or not she had heard of the plane attack upon the Twin Towers. She acknowledged that she had but didn't say mch about it at all. Her main reaction was to sketch on a piece of paper using her Prismcolor colored pencils. After sketching for hours both on 9/11 and 9/12, the above product resulted.
To be sure, the written message says, "They only scratched the surface and they're killing me." Does it reflect pain? Darkness? Despair? How about bondage? Being trapped? These were Niki's emotions running through her on 9/11 nine years to this day. I think it reflects what many Americans felt that day. It is an event to always remember.
Post 9/11 unity and rebuilding is to always remember as well. Pitty we have not rebuilt the nation 9/11 site (Ground Zero) nearly as much as we should. Bickering about what race to use to memorialize the heroes of 9/11. Having a prominent politician hold up a news paper whose article title "Bush Knew" was printed in very large and bold font didn't help matters either. But truth be told, on the grassroots level, many travelled to New York City to lend a helping hand. Many donated time, money, and labor to those affected directly by the 9/11 attacks. God bless them all and God bless America.
One thing obvious to me regarding 9/11 is that man should not place his absolute faith in man. This includes government and politicians. Yes, people should be active in both government and politics but ones' faith is far better served by placing it in God and godliness, or rather, the things of God. Family is indeed from God. Spend time with your spouse. Spend time with your kids both collectively and individually. Hug all of them. Pray with them. Study God's word with them. Sing with them. Go outside with them. Read good books with them.
Niki's moved passed her depressive despair on 9/11 and I hope and pray that all may as well. May we all be blessed with God's love and comfort. May we be God's instruments in furthering His will and works. Let's be good to others. Let's uplift and inspire others. Let's get rid of our own demons and seek peace and comfort for all. Here lays true hope and which hope coming from God, it will weather all social and political storms.
