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Never Forget...
Authored by: sonmicloud on Friday, October 30 2015 @ 12:54 PM EDT

When I was growing up, all the adults would say that the one day they always remembered what they were doing, was the day President Kennedy was assassinated. It rocked the world on its hinges. I wondered if anything could happen in my lifetime that might rank as high, so far as shock, and horror goes. Sadly it did, and it was a tragedy beyond any feasible wording. On the 11th of September 2001 I was in a hospital bed. My television was at the end of the bed, but not on - the woman across the bay had hers on though and was wearing headphones. I recall distinctly the sun shining through the windows onto my hands as I pondered my unfortunate plight, then a few seconds later the woman began making noises of shock and calling people over. I turned on the tv and saw what seemed to be the impossible. It really didn't want to register, but I knew it was real, it was happening, and as I watched, the second plane hit the other tower. My plight was suddenly nothing. I cannot erase those images, nor should I, and, much like those of Hiroshima and the Holocaust death camps, and many more. I believe that every school should show footage of what happened that day, and of the other atrocities also. The teenagers should know, they should feel when they see the footage, because it is history, and it is right now, and it is tomorrow, and will be partly within their hands. It is testament to what humans are capable of when at war with each other. - sonmi x

Never Forget...
Authored by: masodo on Friday, October 30 2015 @ 01:33 PM EDT

I was a child when JFK was killed and was sitting in class - 3rd grade. The teacher solemnly announced the reality of the situation. I seem to remember thinking "how could that happen?" and "Why would anybody want to kill the President?"; "I thought we are supposed to love our President." I wondered if we all had to go to his funeral and I felt so very bad for my teacher because this seemed too much for her to bear.

Ironically I suppose, my thoughts of violence prior to that time amounted to playing Army or Cowboys and Indians. At least that is what our cap guns were for. I always knew there were bad guys and good guys. I had to mature many years to realize that many of the awful deeds of mankind have happened in the name of peace.

In the final analysis one must accept that evil exists and fight back with the only weapon ever known to have any effect in thwarting the aims of the evil doers and that of course is Love. Love is not just for hippies. Love is the cure. You cannot fight any war in the name of Love.

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