(Note: no disrespect meant in any fashion).
Sometimes, I have to admit that I'm struck by the realization of things like the tidbit mentioned in the above comic. One of the most defining moments of my lifetime––I remember exactly where I was standing, what I was doing, etc, when I heard the news––occurred before a good number of many youngsters were born, or old enough to know what's going on around them. Will their reaction be the same, or will it be the same as oh so many kids hearing about the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941? To newer generations, is 9/11 a life-altering, pivotally-defining moment in our nations history, or is it yet another textbook entry to be learned for a test?
Makes me feel a connection with those who were alive when Hawaii was bombed, many many years ago. A defining moment, that came about in their daily lives, that those who came after cannot ID with––well, until 2001.
How will newer generations "learn" about what happened on 9/11? Will it just be in a textbook, de-sensitized to the nature of things? Will it be just words on a page to them? Or will the video and audio records make a difference to future generations––will they "experience" it the same way we did? Will they realize what it meant?
*sighs*
I'm 23, but sometimes, I feel ages "older" than the young kids running around. To me, 9/11's etched into my mind. To them, it's just another one of those things that happened before they were born, or happened before they really understood it.
Anyone else's thoughts on the matter?