Ground-zero

You will build a life with a memorial pool at its center. You will build a life where you know the names of the fallen. You will build a life that is slightly more afraid of the dark, but infinitely more appreciative of the dawn.

Here is the final truth. Most of us are not first responders. We don’t arrive at Ground Zero when the sirens are still wailing. We arrive days, months, or years later, when the news crews have left and the world has moved on to the next disaster. ground-zero

For months after the physical attack in New York, workers did not clear rubble; they sifted it. They looked for remains. They looked for IDs. They looked for anything that resembled a human life. You will build a life with a memorial pool at its center

I have stood in personal Ground Zeros.

We stand at the edge of our own private apocalypse, feeling foolish for grieving in a world that demands productivity. Here is the final truth