Agent_Violet
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i'm sorry but I get so annoyed around this time of year.
Can we please try to remember that while that was a HORRIBLE tragedy, A LOT of people are actually trying to celebrate the day of their birth on that very same date.
It makes it SO difficult to celebrate being born and being alive on that day when so many people are in mourning and the news,media are shoving the terrible memory in everyone's face over and over and over again pulling the scab off the wound every single freaking year.
From what I learned about grief, you're supposed to celebrate the deceased person's LIFE and accomplishments...you aren't supposed to focus on the moment of their death over and over for the rest of your life.
That's exactly what happens EVERY single year on 9/11 and the days leading up to it. All we do as a society is focus on how those people died rather than focusing on what they did while they were living. Yeah we tell all the hero stories and stuff but other than that, all you see all freaking day is images of the planes hitting the towers and all the "where were you when it happened" stories.
Had I lost a loved one on 9/11, I would loath seeing the event replayed 10,000+ times all over every single news channel, every single search engine main page, etc.
Not to mention all the countless people, like myself, sharing a birthday with that day. All I wanna do on my birthday is hide in my closet and not come out til it's over. Then when you tell people what your birthday is, you get a sympathic or amazed "wow.that's awful...that day you were born...terrible day."
WTF. UGH.
Yes it was a horrible moment in history and my heart goes out to those who lost someone dear to them. But can we stop reopening the wound and pouring salt in it every single year???? I love all the memorial things and heartfelt ceremonies honoring those lost but I guess I just get so sick of the media and news outlets making a profit off showing horrific images and retelling the events of that day over countless times.
I don't even know what my point is. I'm just sick of it.
Can we please try to remember that while that was a HORRIBLE tragedy, A LOT of people are actually trying to celebrate the day of their birth on that very same date.
It makes it SO difficult to celebrate being born and being alive on that day when so many people are in mourning and the news,media are shoving the terrible memory in everyone's face over and over and over again pulling the scab off the wound every single freaking year.
From what I learned about grief, you're supposed to celebrate the deceased person's LIFE and accomplishments...you aren't supposed to focus on the moment of their death over and over for the rest of your life.
That's exactly what happens EVERY single year on 9/11 and the days leading up to it. All we do as a society is focus on how those people died rather than focusing on what they did while they were living. Yeah we tell all the hero stories and stuff but other than that, all you see all freaking day is images of the planes hitting the towers and all the "where were you when it happened" stories.
Had I lost a loved one on 9/11, I would loath seeing the event replayed 10,000+ times all over every single news channel, every single search engine main page, etc.
Not to mention all the countless people, like myself, sharing a birthday with that day. All I wanna do on my birthday is hide in my closet and not come out til it's over. Then when you tell people what your birthday is, you get a sympathic or amazed "wow.that's awful...that day you were born...terrible day."
WTF. UGH.
Yes it was a horrible moment in history and my heart goes out to those who lost someone dear to them. But can we stop reopening the wound and pouring salt in it every single year???? I love all the memorial things and heartfelt ceremonies honoring those lost but I guess I just get so sick of the media and news outlets making a profit off showing horrific images and retelling the events of that day over countless times.
I don't even know what my point is. I'm just sick of it.
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