Other things happened on 9/11
Sep. 11th, 2006 02:30 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dreamflowerNot everything that happened on September 11 has been bad. For some of us, that date has another meaning.
Thirty years ago today my husband and I got married. It's been a wonderful thirty years--wonderful when it began, and growing better through the years.
Five years ago, on our silver anniversary, we were preparing to renew our vows. In spite of what happened, we decided to go through with it, partly because we did not know how to call it off, and partly because to do so would have seemed like letting the bad guys score another victory, however small it might be. Only a tiny handful of our guests showed up, yet all who did seemed glad for the re-affirmation that life *could* go on.
So when you talk about how dreadful 9/11 is, don't forget all the people for whom it is nevertheless a good day to remember--all the birthdays and anniversaries and other happy occasions that have been overshadowed by "a date that will live in infamy".
And I look at this wedding picture, and think how young we once were...
Thirty years ago today my husband and I got married. It's been a wonderful thirty years--wonderful when it began, and growing better through the years.
Five years ago, on our silver anniversary, we were preparing to renew our vows. In spite of what happened, we decided to go through with it, partly because we did not know how to call it off, and partly because to do so would have seemed like letting the bad guys score another victory, however small it might be. Only a tiny handful of our guests showed up, yet all who did seemed glad for the re-affirmation that life *could* go on.
So when you talk about how dreadful 9/11 is, don't forget all the people for whom it is nevertheless a good day to remember--all the birthdays and anniversaries and other happy occasions that have been overshadowed by "a date that will live in infamy".
And I look at this wedding picture, and think how young we once were...
