A day of horrible tragedy and sadness, world changing events, and immeasurable stress and strife for mankind – my first memory of this date is my sis calling me and telling me that one of the World Trade Center Buildings had just collapsed. Thinking about it, replaying my own emotional horror, brings sadness flooding into my heart and a total lack of understanding in how we treat each other in the manner we do…and for what? In the long run of it all, what’s the bottom line?

A poem written for that day:

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THE DEATH OF PEACE

Where peace once stood and freedom rang, the people hid, the sky stood gray.

The world was dark, its depth untold, the night had come to stay.

Sorrow ran in molten tears, no children came to play.

Peace had died, mankind slain, on one September day.

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Life is so much easier and fulfilling if we are at peace with ourselves, and in being there, we are at peace with everything else.

Let us each treasure and appreciate what we have, strive to be better than we are, learn how to deal with ourselves so that we can better deal with others, and find compassion and strength within so that we may bless those we love and be a monument in times of need.

Peace to all.