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I work next to the ground zero site. This morning I took my mom that came from Israel wanting from the 1st moment to see the " I have to see it it’s seems very interesting".
I pass there every morning not really looking at the site, not really feeling anything. sometimes I forget that I live in the center of the world and that unfortunately the same reason there are sometimes traffic jams when people are stopping to see what’s going on, and feeding their natural curiosity, people are stopping from all nations to see the place where one of worst disaster ever happened ( sorry for using bigger words).
My mom just called me all emotional saying that she was very moved because she saw Hebrew graffiti on the floor and only then, being in this place she realizes the horror.
As Israelis we are known as experienced war zone people.
Every kid from the age 3 and up experiencing the “Tzfirat Yom Hazikaron” - the memorial day horn - an alarm at 10 am that last for 2 minuets. 2 minutes when everything freezes. Everyone getting out of their cars, buses, trains and standing to honor the one that died while defending our country. I have to admit that even though it’s a very emotional moment, and after the horn when you are in school there are ceremonies and after school when you go back home, there is the local ceremony to honor the local “noflim”- dead soldiers - even though it’s very emotional, over the years as I grow older it became a time to meet old friends, because everybody come to this ceremonies as if they were class reunions.
over the years I became almost numb to pain - at least till it hits home and fortunately we as a family didn't experience this sort of pain, of loosing someone in the army or at a terror attack but you always hear about someone who knows someone you know.
when I came to the states I was shocked that memorial day weekend is a shopping weekend and not really to remember anyone, and if I'm wrong please someone stand me corrected. I really hope that in time this collective national pain will not fade away (even though it’s only natural), and the the lessons will be learned.
Although America is a huge, 9/11 proved that in time of need, in time of pain, the collective pain can ease if not make disappear the personal pain.
Main America will not no any more sorrow.

פורסם בתאריך 16 בSeptember 2006 ע"י
תחת נושאים: America, Life