September 11th
So I'm in class today. First period- Criminal Law and Forensics. And, because of what day it is, at 8:45 we had a moment of silence in the school. And afterwards, since we're pretty much done with the lesson anyway, our teacher comments on how September 11th (of the 2001 variety) is becoming more of a lesson plan then a memory.
It's not that I disapprove exactly- I mean, if you were four when the towers went down, obviously you're not going to remember, so it won't be as powerful a memory as it is for others who do remember the day... and they need to learn about it too. The same thing, I assume, happened with the attack on Pearl Harbor... it's just wierd to me. Something that affected me so much (and I didn't even know anyone that died in the attacks)- one of the most horrible, most vivid memories of my childhood is just a lesson to someone maybe just two years younger than me.
My... "generation" if you will, my birth year, is probably the youngest to remember 9/11 properly. Even though on September 11th, every year, it's something I can't unsee. I don't even know what to say.
It's not that I disapprove exactly- I mean, if you were four when the towers went down, obviously you're not going to remember, so it won't be as powerful a memory as it is for others who do remember the day... and they need to learn about it too. The same thing, I assume, happened with the attack on Pearl Harbor... it's just wierd to me. Something that affected me so much (and I didn't even know anyone that died in the attacks)- one of the most horrible, most vivid memories of my childhood is just a lesson to someone maybe just two years younger than me.
My... "generation" if you will, my birth year, is probably the youngest to remember 9/11 properly. Even though on September 11th, every year, it's something I can't unsee. I don't even know what to say.