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now that we are a day past the anniversary of one of the most horrific days in america's history, i feel that what i have to say might be taken a little easier. let me start by saying that i mean no disrespect towards any of the people that were touched by that day of sadness, and i apologized if any is taken.

as i was sitting watching a documentary of a new york fire house on 9/11, a thought entered my mind. for those of you that had never seen this, it was live footage of the fire fighters responding to the call that morning and continued throughout the day. there were many shots that would turn even the strongest of stomachs and others that brought tears to my eyes just imagining what those people were going through. this was the second time i seen this show. it aired on the first anniversary for the first time and was now being shown again.

somewhere toward the end of the show, i was at the point that i wasn't able to watch any more. this is when i began to wonder why we continue to put ourselves through this pain year after year. i'm not just talking about this day, but every day that someone passes away. we tend to morn all deaths, in my personal opinion, way too much. i understand that when something tragic happens and when loved ones pass, it is very sad, but i don't understand why we seem to never put it to rest. maybe that isn't the best way for me to put it, but it just seems that we can't get by the sadness and turn that loss into something positive.

we all know that at some point, everyone that we know is going to move on. sure, some are going to be unexpected and some aren't, but eventually we will all pass away. when the day comes that i move on, i can only hope that the people that care for me don't morn for too long. i know i'm going to be hard to forget, but instead of putting me in the ground so you have a place to go morn my loss, please find a way to go some place and smile.