I remember crying a lot over those next few weeks. The stories that slowly emerged, the heroes we came to know, the magnitude of the loss, the pride in seeing people mobilized for a common cause, a president who spoke with great resolve. And always, always, the lives that had been forever changed in that one moment.
Obviously, I was not there. I don't live in New York, I don't know anyone who lives in New York, I didn't know anyone who had a loved one in the area or who was directly affected by the tragedy. But I do know this one thing that becomes crystal clear on a day like that: We have today. Period. We don't have the certainty that we will have next year, or next week, or tomorrow. We have today.
Life is so short and so incredibly unpredictable. Love someone today. And if you get a tomorrow, love then, too.
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Megan, thank you for the reminder that we only have today to live, for tomorrow may not come. I will love on my family and friends today, of which you and yours are both. Love to you, Dale, and the boys.
I have been reminiscing about April 19, 1995...the OKC bombing...two blocks from where I was working...and realizing how blessed I am to have returned home to my family that tragic day...unfortunately, there are many dates that live in infamy...I wonder if it is true that God lives in the "Eternal Now" in which there is not past, present, and furure, but everything is fully present to God all at once, simultaneously. IF true, it may mean that God sees the tapestry of good, bad, and ugly but chooses to love anyway - AMAZING GRACE.
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