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Musings From the 9/11 Generation
Some thoughts from Peggy Noonan on the "9/11" generation -- today's college students and young adults who were in their pre-teen years when America's invincibility ended.
I was in my mid-teens at the time, so I can relate to much of the material Noonan catalogs. Even back then, I was an avid follower of politics and world events ... probably one of the few kids to watch the nightly news and read Drudge. But 9/11 heightened my interest in world affairs like no other event could.
For some in my generation, it was, in many ways, a tragedy that broke our selfish shells and prompted more concern for the world beyond our own shallow lives. For the first time, we realized there was more to life than popularity and prestige, cars and cash, music and MTV. We were reminded of the frailty of human life and our own mortality. We took God and eternity seriously. If only for a time.
Time -- eight years now -- has washed much of that away, but some of us still remember the lessons learned.
"So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom." -- Psalm 90:12, ESV.
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Tim| 9.11.09 @ 9:41AM
I think that well into the 1970's people in general remmbered Pearl harbor and the lessons learned. In contrast 9/11 was wiped away pretty fast. Lost in the noise machine attacking George Bush.
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Ben| 9.11.09 @ 2:06PM
I, too, am a member of the "9/11 Generation." I was 15 years old on September 11. We watched the events live all day at my small school in Indiana. It was horrifying.
The 9/11 Generation is also the same generation that grew up being spoiled during the boom years of the 1990s. There was no greater contrast between two eras than that which took place on 9/11. I think it was perhaps most shocking for the kids of the 90s, who had only known peace, prosperity, and personal satisfaction for almost their entire lives.
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Hicham| 9.16.09 @ 6:31PM
8 years maybe short in terms of period in history but I think what happened in the tragedy of 9/11 and the actions/reactions had a great impact not only on history but on the present time we are living through!
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