September 11: Eight Years Later

Today I watched what had happened live, eight years ago. The news channels replayed the original news feed of September 11, 2009.

Two slogans that followed that day came to my mind...

September 11 changed everything;

and

More United Than Ever.

The last one hits me the hardest. I remember the United States flags that waved proudly, the sense of unity and togetherness that, momentarily it seems, settled on the country.

Heck, I was living in Southern California and saw a large billboard that had a ribbon in red, white, and blue that that read More United than Ever in Spanish. It was one of the more powerful messages of unity I have ever seen.

And then my mind wandered to the disunity of today. We forgot that those we disagree with are still our brothers and sisters. That we have a greater common cause and we just need to hash out the details without forgetting the love we should have for one another.