Eight years ago this week, while typing my
column for this newsletter, the unthinkable
happened. The date was September 11, 2001 and I
was in the middle of a paragraph recounting the
terrific time I had while giving a talk in Sioux
City, Iowa when the scenes that transfixed the
world began to unfold across my television set.
The juxtaposition between the terrorists who
unleashed such horror and the caregivers I met
in Iowa was striking and I commented that no
such acts would tear this country apart, rather…
“No matter what ends they hope to
accomplish, I guarantee you that with the
community, love and support that I have seen
across this country in cities large and small,
these cowards will never win...”
Eight years forward and much of what was to
be expected has happened as has much that we
could not have anticipated. One positive thing
which occurred in the days immediately after the
attack was the sense of unity we felt as a
nation, not to mention the support and
well-wishes of much of the world. Unfortunately,
it did not take long for a dizzyingly fast
series of events to unravel those feeling.
Now, so many deaths later and with the events
of that horrific day and those that followed
having turned into a political football, this is
a perfect moment for silent reflection— to stop
and think. Think of those we lost and their
loved ones, as well as those brave First
Responders who are dealing with unforeseen
respiratory illnesses to this day. Think of our
new heroes returning from the war with injuries,
seen and unseen that they will be dealing with
for years to come and think of their families
that stand by their side as they work hard to
recover.
We need to find a way back to the solidarity
and sense of community we felt those long days
and nights ago. We need to remember the
compassion, civility and unity we all felt and
renew those feelings in all things we do
together as citizens. That is truly the only way
to guarantee that the bad guys never win.
The 9/11/2001 column
Of Love, Community and Cowards
Take care
Gary Barg
Editor-in-Chief
gary@caregiver.com
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