10 Minutes Vs. 10 Years

September 11th, 2001; pretty well everyone within range of anything remotely ‘civilized’, or at least close to it, remembers where they were and what they were doing on that morning…

But, one wonders, in even the 10 minutes previous to the start of those tragic events, if what was pre-occupying our minds is still remembered; even the 10 hours before, or 10 days before…

Life, so to speak, was running mostly normal for most people, some were preparing for a good day ahead, some perhaps even dreading the day ahead for what work may have in store. The skies were clear on the East Coast that day, and who could have possibly known what was to come?

While many of us will pause to remember in each our chosen way, of the thousands of lives lost, and then too look back on how our world HAS changed over the past 10 years, how many will yet remember, of what we were doing in those brief 10 minutes before the first plane hit into the first tower…and then precious life snuffed out…

In perhaps the same amount of time it will take you to read this, ponder what will the next 10 years bring for you, and me, and everyone we know? What additional changes will we go through, endure and even accomplish in life? What will even your next 10 minutes be like?

Just…Thoughts…