On this day 23 years ago, two planes flew into The World Trade Center in New York.
It was a big deal!
Do you remember?
Yes, you do. You remember all about it. You can tell the story of the day without missing a beat. I can tell my 9-11 story like anyone else. But man, it is dusty, and like an old wind up toy that from my childhood imagination was full of life, but now seems tawdry, and barely does anything at all, except maybe whir loudly, and jerk about a bit.
It is a relic, and sad. It tells us nothing useful. But you can't really get rid of it.
I would have written about 9-11 here on clerkmanifesto, but clerkmanifesto is younger than you think. I'd like to see those missing posts. What lesson would I have taken from it all?
Maybe:
Be careful not to believe in anything too much.
That was then.
Maybe now if there was a lesson, after 9-11 has become a nearly pointless relic, it would be:
Be careful not to believe in anything too little.
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