9-11-2001

Where were you on 9-11-2001? I was on the campus of Purdue North Central and I learned about the planes at 10:30 A.M.in the Tech building because a bunch of classmates were watching a big screen TV and crying. As I was watching I could not believe what I was seeing. All were wondering out loud who was responsible for the destruction of 2 building in New York City. Would classes be canceled. No they were not. As you can imagine no learning went on in the class room that day.
This year of 2010 September 9th will be on a Saturday. Only 9 years have passed. Many things have happened and for some the memory of the event is not so vivid. I am one of those individuals and the realization is something I know will look back and remember when, why, and what has happened in the last 9 years.

So how many of you remember how old and where you were when John F. Kennedy was shot and killed. I was 12 years old and sitting in an 8th grade class room. The men who taught us were great fans of John F. Kennedy and this was the first time I ever saw a man cry. School was closed and on the day of the funeral the largest TV of the time was brought in to our school and the Jr High and High School watched the whole service.

I could go on, but I won't. We have personal memories of when and where we were when something happened, such as, graduation from High School and for many from college, marriage, when our children were born and their lives. Lets remember the good and the bad and continue living for as long as God wants us here on this earth and live each day as it is the last one.