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It’s what I remember after September 11, 2001, a love for others and an admiration for our country and those that were ready to protect us no matter the cost.
It’s been 20 years since the terrorist attacks on 9-11 and the world has changed considerably for the good and the bad.
The attacks were horrible. Thousands dying and more are trying to make it right.
Since then we’ve been at war. America has taken over two countries and killed tenfold what we lost that day or more. We’ve also lost more than the two thousand we lost that day.
After fighting for 20 years we now have warriors going into battle because of 9-11 that were not even alive when it happened.
If you were alive that day, you know what was going on and where you were (check out my story here). Share your story in the comments below.
I want you to remember how you felt the days and weeks after 9-11. How much you cared for other people and wanted to help any way you could. How much you admired and wanted to honor our heros’ trying to do work that they knew was impossible but couldn’t bring it up to those that were supporting them.
I want you to remember how close you felt to all the people around you, how we let petty differences go, and became one people for a couple of years. We all stood for what we thought was right. And we stood together.
We all wanted to be better so we could help all those in need. We wanted the country to be better so it could stop this from happening again. And we wanted to the world to be better so that no one would ever resort to such an act again.
Now, 20 years later, we’ve lost that unity of purpose. We have lost the desire to be better and help each other. We, as Americans, are lost. We have no direction.
I don’t know what direction is best for the country but I do know what direction is better for me and you… up. Become better at everything you do.
As a person, there is only one way to go, and that is up. You have to level up in life. The way to do that is by becoming more than you are right now. In short, become better.
You have to grow as a person. That’s how we make everything better. You become better and help the people around you become better, and soon we have a better world to leave for our children and our children’s children.
Stop buying into all the negative news in the world. These are simple problems to solve. Become better and learn to solve a problem. Help people with their problems and they will help you.
Then the world will be better. It all starts with you taking a look in the mirror and making a change.
Ben Branam