September 11 | A 2007 Reflection

It's September 11th and I'm thinking about what does it mean. Given the current state of the war and how the Bush administration has managed to conflate 9/11 with the Iraq war, I feel a little odd about it all. For me Iraq has changed the feeling around 9/11 for me. It's difficult to explain how, but I feel like the tragedy has been used like marketing to justify all sorts of things that don't necessarily fit together. On top of all that, Bin-Laden is still out there somewhere and it's like there is no emphasis on bringing the real master-mind of this horror to justice. I find that kind of odd. No-one really seems to talk about that. This issue is like looking through a pair of blurry glasses or dense fog. There's not a lot of definition and many things are unrecognizable to us, including certain aspects of American culture.

By our nations actions and response, I wonder if we have given the surviving family, significant others and friends any sense of comfort or embrace. They still must carry a deep sense of sorrow. I have a lot of questions and thoughts about it that I'm not sure if it's really okay to speak, because others might be offended.

May all beings be happy. May all beings be free.

Namaste'

Jaye Morris, Curator
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