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Owe someone an apology? What are you waiting for?
By Lauren | September 11, 2008
Ordinarily, I don’t post multiple blog entries in a single day … but then, September 11th is no ordinary day. It’s been just seven years since the bombings that claimed hundreds of lives and changed America forever. It’s only fitting to take time today to remember the victims of those bombings, and to pay our sympathies and respects to the loved ones they left behind.
As I’ve listened to 9/11 retrospective coverage today, I’ve been touched most deeply by stories from people recounting their last conversations with their loved ones on that dreadful morning. Although most of the victims never had a chance to say goodbye, a fortunate few were able to place cell phone calls and exchange a handful of precious last words with their spouses, sweethearts, families, and friends. If you can listen to the survivors talk about those final goodbyes without weeping, you’re a lot tougher than I am.
September 11th has taught America many lessons, but I think the most precious one is that life is breathtakingly short and uncertain, and that it’s vitally important to make sure that the people you love know how you feel about them. If you’ve been putting off making an apology to someone who’s important to you, now’s the time to set things to rights. You never know what tomorrow may bring.
Topics: Apologies |
September 12th, 2008 at 8:19 am
My thoughts and prayers go out to those who lost friends, family and other loved ones during that terrible event, particularly as the anniversary serves as a painful reminder of their tragic loss.
Lauren, I’m no tougher than you, and I seriously dought that anyone could listen to that without sheding a considerable flood of tears.