9/11. RIP.

It strikes me as sad how, with everything, the story is presented, it maybe lingers for a bit- then it's forgotten. Chances are, the people involved in the incident won't be able to forget so easily. A murder, for example. I can't imagine that the suffering of the family/friends would ever cease and yet no one remembers the name of anyone involved for longer than a week or two.

And with 9/11, even though it initially seems like the opposite has happened, I think the same trend has been followed. The incident hasn't been forgotten, yes, but it has been engulfed in conspiracy theories, wars and extremism. Behind all of this lies human suffering (both on 9/11 and as a consequent of it) which isn't so addressed. It's not forgotten, true, but you have to look behind a smoke screen to be able see it.

9/11 should be a reminded of how fragile human life and relations can be. It shouldn't be a site of religious hatred and intolerance. I doubt it's what any of the dead would have wanted. I doubt it's what anyone wants.