what happened on this day.

And here.

And here.

Some people believe we are better off if we just move on and not revisit our painful memories of this day. However, if we move on and pretend that it never happened, then we are doomed to suffer a repeat of those events.

In high school we never got past the civil war in world history, so I don’t know all that I should regarding the events surrounding World War II. Still, even with my elementary understanding of the world leaders and circumstances around WWII, I think it is eerily similar to what we are facing right now. With one, maybe two, glaring exceptions: the wealth of America today far exceeds the wealth facing average Americans in 1941. I’m afraid it is this wealth, keeping us comfortable and unaffected, that gives a false sense of immunity and indestructability. The second difference I see is that people in America today do not rely on one another. Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t feel a sense of community. We honor individualism and independence more than anything.

Here are two good illustrations from my own life: 1) I have a terrible sense of foreboding, like something big and awful is on the horizon. And, yet, I still went Christmas shopping last night!!! 2) It’s been over a week since I last spoke to my neighbor. Just twenty years ago, I can remember talking to our neighbors almost everyday! We would all sit on the front porch and talk. I miss those days.