In Conclusion, For the Sake of Posterity

This will be the sixth and concluding post for the series (one two three four five six-today) I have written on the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.  By now you are probably sick of navigating to this blog and reading about it.  Some of the writing has been rather long winded, violating the unwritten rule of 250 words or less for a readable post.  You probably think it is time to stop focusing on this and get back to living our lives.

It is precisely this reason that prompted me to write so extensively on the topic.  Posterity must comprehend present reality.  We lived these events, but those who have not lived them need to read and understand accounts of these events to insure history does not repeat its self.  This is our responsibility today.

Irresponsibility is exemplified in the words of Tom Engelhardt's Al Jazeera English editorial calling us to forget 9/11 and Paul Krugman’s New York Times editorial suggesting "it has become an occasion for shame". As demonstrated over the past few posts, serendipity permitted me to capture the events of 9/11 in my own words in real time ten years ago.  Left unchecked, irresponsibility will erase the weight of those words.

The six posts I have written will be printed and sealed in dated envelopes and tucked away in a safe place.  When the time is right and my children are mature enough to understand the significance, they will receive the envelopes. Mr. Engelhardt and Mr. Krugman, so long as there exist people like me, your wish will never come to fruition.  I hope it never does.