So here we are, 16 years after 9/11 and I'm writing my annual blog about that day.
This year I'm finding it hard to organize my thoughts about this anniversary. As more time passes, it loses a little impact and I didn't think that was even possible given the scope of that day.
The best comparison to that is the anniversary of the Murrah Building bomb in Oklahoma City, a terrorist attack that happened much closer to home and was much more local in relation to where I live than New York, Washington DC, or Pennsylvania.
That anniversary, April 19th, is almost back to a normal day by and large, though there are solemn ceremonies, remembrances and and reading of the names of the victims, that's about it.
In thinking about it, it's probably a good thing that it's become more of a simple remembrance than anything more elaborate. I don't think it's a casual thing by any means, especially when it comes to the family's of the dead, but it's become simpler as time goes forward.
Will 9/11 ever get that way? Who knows.
Maybe it's best for the grief process that way. They say time heals all wounds, or at least takes the edge off. This country is at that point now with Oklahoma City, and maybe in the future it will be that way with 9/11.
It will likely take a lot longer to get there though.
This country has come a long way since then, that's undeniable. Hopefully, it can continue progressing.
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