It's 9-11 today. Only one word comes to mind today. "Remember". As an Enneagram 4, I am prone to be past focused. I don't wander too far into the future. I don't worry about tomorrow. I am less susceptible to anxiety. The past is important to me. I can't really define how it has formed my world view, except to say that I value my time on Earth more. The here and now is important to me. I don't live with my head in the clouds or in an afterlife. I remember the past more vividly than most. I find value in connecting with people from my past, even though I am not in a current relationship with them. My experiences teach me things that I want to hold on to.
Grief matters. I am familiar with grief and sadness. It's another common place for Enneagram 4's. We are well acquainted with sorrow. Today, for me, was about remembering what happened twenty-three years ago. I didn't know anyone who died in the 9-11 events, but somehow that day is a day that I feel the need to honour and I need to remember, not necessarily what happened, but who died. There has been controversy shrouding the events of 9-11... and mine is not to conclude any of the details that people can't agree on. Mine is to weep with those who are still weeping. Mine is to listen to their stories. Mine is to understand that regardless of the details of those tragic events... people died and more people died later and even more people are still hurting today because they don't have those people in their lives. Some days weeping is all I feel I can do... and on those days maybe weeping is enough.
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