Remembering . . .

 

HEATH SATOW SCULPTURE     9/11 MEMORIAL

Stainless steel sculpture made up of almost 3,000 elements, incorporating an I-beam risen from the ashes of the World Trade Center. Each stylized bird silhouette represents a person lost in the 9/11 terrorist attack on the U.S. in 2001. Located at city hall in Rosemead, CA.

All these years since 9/11 –
what is worth remembering?
How fragile we are.
How deeply we need each other.
How little our differences matter.
That in our vulnerability
we are most human.
That we can always respond to violence
with violence or with peace.
That violence begets violence.
That in danger, chaos and trauma
we can choose to come together.
That you always have a choice
to contribute to the world’s hurt
or its healing.
That we are one.
That entering into the world’s suffering
is divine.
That the world is not ending yet.
How beautiful it is
when we care for each other.
(Source: Steve Garnaas-Holmes, Unfolding Light)