Except for one little gesture that made me feel like maybe the whole world hasn't forgotten. On my way back to school from my parents house this morning I went below an overpass and standing above there were two small figures holding signs. One read: United We Stand. The other: We Will Not Forget.

God bless those two people.

The cable has been out all day so other than the blogs I haven't been able to feel any sort of connection or remembrance to 9-11. No one seems to want to talk about it. I guess it's human nature to want to forget something so awful and horrifying that our minds can barely comprehend it.

Last night my mom told me something that made me really angry. She said that during a sermon awhile ago she actually got so upset she felt the need to raise her hand and interrupt it. She said that the pastor kept saying over and over again that we need to forgive and forget about 9-11 and until finally she stood up and said that there's a big difference between forgiving and forgetting. I'm proud of my mom for many reasons but add that to the list. I think people like that pastor are the reason that 9-11 is fading away in so many people's minds...and I think it's wrong.

We promised we'd never forget. And we never should.