Remembering

Three days ago, we celebrated the 80th anniversay of the bombing on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii by the Japanese Royal Navy...  many civilians and military lost their lives that day and the attacked pulled the USA into WWII...

But how many of us really remember that happening?  Not very many of us because we were not even born yet...  but, as we celebrate that date, we are trying, I suppose, to force people to remember.

Three months ago tomorrow, is the 20th anniversary on the bombing of the World Trade Center in New York City by Islamic Terrorists in which several thousand people were killed...  mostly civilians were killed this time and other than what the media tries to get us to remember, we pretty much don't think about it during our day-to-day lives...

Why do we not think about that horrible event?

For me, it does not impact my life currently nor did it impact my life 20 years ago.  I felt sorry for the families of those who died, but I did not end up hating Muslims nor did I hold any animosity towards people who were of the Islamic faith.

ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY SIX years ago, our Civil War ended after four years of fighting and killing fellow Americans.  We were told that the war was because of slavery and has bascially laid the foundation for all our racism here in America.  

I did not own slaves because I was not born yet.  My parents and grandparents did not own slaves either...  and if, my great grandparents or great, great grandparents owned slaves, what difference should that make to me?

We don't really celebrate the end of the Civil War, nor do we celebrate the end of WWI or the end of the Korean War or the end of the Vietnam War...  maybe we should...  but, we don't.

And yet, there are many black people in America who think people like me should be punished for what my ancestors may or may not have done, simply because I am white.

It is a common sentiment among radical Islamists that ALL CHRISTIANS should be killed because they are Christians and should be held accountable for what happened hundreds of years ago.

What happened hundreds of years ago, just like what happened 20 years ago or 80 years ago or 156 years ago, is not my concern and will never be my concern.  While I may be responsible for what happened ONE MINUTE AGO, there is not a damn thing that I can do to change what I did ONE MINUTE AGO...

I have never been a student of history nor did I ever want to be a student of history.  We learn about history, I suppose, so we don't make the same mistakes again...  and, I would submit to you that SLAVERY will never again happen in America whether I like that fact or not...  so, there is no reason that I should give a damn about slavery.

I would suspect that something like Pearl Harbor will happen again, and I suspect that something like NINE ELEVEN will happen again...  and, I can guarantee you that America will go to war again and no doubt it will be a war in someone else's country...

And, when and if that happens, it will be none of my concern as well...  although, it might indirectly impact me, I will not be responsible for what our leadership does or does not do.

I have a hard enough time remembering my own life...