9/11 September 11, 2015
It has been 14 years. My, how the time goes by.
Those who have personal memories feel it.
Steven came in and slapped my back. Still here! Thank you, Steven. He has his own experience.
Bob and I didn’t compare notes today. He and Mimi have their experiences. So do many others who are friends and were in NYC that fateful morning.
And then there are the rest of the folks. They weren’t there. They didn’t see the carnage. They didn’t see the jumpers. They didn’t see the flames. They didn’t choke on the dust.
Steven said that someone told him to “get over it,” They suggested it is time to let it go. He suffered the pain of hearing that.
Let it go? Really!
“Words name things and then replace them,” said Elie Wiesel. He was referring to the Holocaust.
I wonder if that is happening with 9-11.
Not for me, of course. Not for Steven or Bob or others.
May the victims of 9-11 rest in peace. May the rest of us do good deeds in their memory.
David R. Kotok, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer
Cumberland Advisors