Feeling Safer?

Leading up to today's anniversary of the 9-11 tragedies, there has been a lot of commentary on the news about "Are we safer now than 5 years ago".

This question to me appears very absurd. We were not safe before 9-11 so the comparison is flawed. We did not realize we were at war on September 10 2001, but our enemies did.

I remember hearing the news about the first plane hitting the first tower, and tuning in during a break from a meeting to see the live update of the rescue efforts.

The most shocking thing I have ever seen happened at that moment. Watching a live broadcast of the second plane hitting the second tower.

This was the moment everyone realized this event was something different. The world changed from that moment.

It didn't take long after 9-11 to realize that our children will spend their lifetimes in a wartime posture. We had our eyes opened that evil does continue to exist and we forgot about it.

I also remember in the following days the scene in Washington D.C. of members of congress holding a press conference to declare that America is united in a desire to hold those who were responsible, accountable for their actions.

The conference ended, the commentors started to give their signoffs "live from the capital" when something else happened. Someone started singing "God Bless America". Everyone stopped turned and started singing together.

How far we have come.