NEVER FORGET

‎Sunday, ‎May ‎08, ‎2011, ‏‎9:44:30 PM | Kim Kollert

Many lives came together in those days and weeks that followed, bonds
formed, promises made, friendships grown from the roots of
destruction; people refusing to give up, tired and dirty, yes, but
unceasing in the quest for survivors. We can close our eyes today
and those images play across our minds' eye, as clear as the first
time we watched them. So many emotions arise; sadness, disbelief,
shock, and anger. Through our tears we also perceive support,
compassion, love and a tenacious nature to survive, literally rising
from the ashes like the phoenix of legends.


As September approaches once again, we will be reminded more often of
what happened on that fateful day. We will again hear the survivors
relate their narratives of families torn apart in an instance of
madness. Don't turn away, don't just sigh and change the channel.
Hear them. Remember them. Honor them in whatever way is right for
you. They speak for the ones that no longer have a voice, they have
become the eyes, ears and caretakers of words for those we lost. We
must be vigilant, we must not forget. Don't allow their lives to
have been taken in vain, keep love in your heart, for it's hate that
drives the killing. Raise yourself up and say, “ NEVER AGAIN.”