Never Forget that Mom was Right
Mom was right.
I remember at the time thinking she was so wrong, she had to be.
But in the aftermath of September 11th, she predicted this:
1. The country would not stay on an united front. Not even for a matter of months.
2. Each year the details will fade away. No, we won’t ever forget the loss, where we were, the terrorism, how everything changed, but the minute details…I’m losing track of them.
3. People won’t long term make changes. I remember seeing full pews in church and thinking for all the devastation it looked like people were trying to put an emphasis on faith. That had to be good, right?
Three weeks later our church was back to the regular attendance numbers. I remember watching people at work, in stores, just in general out and about and in general, the masses reverted to their choices and lifestyles before 9/11.
I thought we would change, all of us, for the better, for long term.
I thought I’d remember every piece of video footage. Every name on the wall looking for a loved one that was most likely gone. Every interview. Everything.
I thought this would bring America closer together and be a formidable threat to the world, not a laughingstock.
Mom was right.
Re-print from 2011
