I havnt been to an airshow for several years. Last time I went I took mom and dad and I think that was in 93 or so.
At about 2:30 they made and announcement over the intercom, that they were going to have a moment of silence to remember the people that were killed in the 9/11 attack and those that have sacrificed so much serving and giving their lives.
Before this there was the hussel and bussel and the noise of 60,000 people. People milling around. Jet engines blasting, Just the noise you would expect at an event like this.
When they asked for the moment of silence you could hear a pin drop. It was almost errie. EVERYBODY stood and there seemed to be no motion. It seems like everyone gave respect and honor where it was due.
At the end of the moment of silence, 3 p38s flew in a missing man formation and taps was played to honor the lost.
I have to tell you the whole experience brought tears to my eyes. Not only for the lost, but for the apprecation and respect that was shown to all those that have made the ultimate sacrifice.
( the 2 smaller planes are P38s, the other is a fa-22
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that is amazing. i love it. Generations have lost that sense of respect. In some ways it reminds us freedom is not free. Glad people understood it. :)
Help me with this photo, is that jet in the middle of those P38s? I never realized the FA-24 was that big, or the older planes so small!
yes. he is actually leading the planes. and they are flying in formation.
and i stand corrected. its a FA-22. my bad.
Just looking at these pictures makes me emotional. The freedom that is fought for everyday for those past, present and future needs to be appreciated and not taken for granted. It is so easy to sqabble with eachother over tiny things. If we can't get along with eachother even in our own family, how can we get along with eachother as a nation or a world. Then we think of being worthy of eternal life and living together in peace. Yes the sin factor may be gone but I think we will still have a choice how we treat eachother. I think God has give this time while we are alive to test ourselves to see if can show our love for Him. Didn't He say, "do unto others as you would do unto me" This doesn't mean we don't have disagreements or that we are not closer to some as we are to others. To me it just means we don't harbor hateful and angry Feeling toward those we should love the most.
I heard it once said to the effect that, "going to church doesn't make you a christian anymore than loving ice cream makes you an ice cream cone." (Change the example anyway you want, the idea is still the same.) It's the way we treat eachother. 911 is always a good reminder but that is one of our problems, we always have to be reminded by some huge event when it should be a daily process to care about others more than ourselves.
I am no saint, I have to work on this everyday. As I get older and older, I am asking myself more and more, What am I going to be remembered for when I am gone? Right now I'm not sure I want the answer to that.
Thinking of freedom, few of us live up to what we have been given; which at this point I'd like to bring up a controversy at the world trade center area (so called ground zero). As much as I don't like the propagation of Islam, the constitution that so many have died to support, allows the free expression of religion, and with it equal rights. It pains me to see so many want to suppress that freedom. Seems to me, those that shout the most about Americanism, are often those who would deny American freedoms to others. Another case is that of the detainees at Guantanamo; we squawk when Americans are detained overseas without due process, but Republicans were the worst defenders of that detainment. Hey, I guess it's human nature, we love property rights until our neighbor parks a rusted '78 Ford pickup, resting on blocks, in his front yard. I'm not just preaching to others, my tendency is to try to find excuses to allow liberties for myself, while yesterday I failed the same to others. I too am working on my legacy. Maybe by the time I get 93 I'll have it together. But I don't think I'll live past 80.
That's like the whole immigration issue. Our ancestors were the newcomers during their time, and they were the ones that had to make their way in an unwelcoming country. We are the simply the beneficiaries of their efforts. I believe that most of the recent immigrants that make their way to the US are looking for the things that we too often take for granted.
Jim
Illegal immigration, now there's a subject. What is the proper response to a person who lives in a corrupt society, there's little to no work, your family lives in a hut made of sticks and plastic. He's so desperate for work he'll leave his family, cross deserts, then work in the fields in 100 degree heat on Sundays, holidays and Christmas. What should the attitude of the Christian be. Should he be understanding, or should he call the cops because he feels a law is being broken?
The first part of your comment....
" What is the proper response to a person who lives in a corrupt society, there's little to no work" are you referring to the US? Sure sounds like it.
We have shipped a good percentage of manufacturing jobs to countries overseas and to Mexico. And have become a country of consumership, while not manufacturing the products we consume, Sending our money outside of the US. And I accredit the to the corruption of unions.
I would bet that in the next 20 years we will be turned into what we see as a 3rd world country. China has certainly surpassed us as far as the economy. After all, they already own us.
I personally think that ALL borders should be closed to all illegal immigrants till this country can get back on its feet and support its own.
Where is the line between right the moral?
Ya see, like you said, 'where is the difference between right and moral'. That's the $64000 question for the Christian. We find these questions all the time in everyday life: Let's say I can get a business monopoly on porn internet sites. No one but me can have a porn site. Think of the money I can make!!! Mind you, I will not have child porn (after all, that would be a "moral wrong")
So, I have the right to have this site, but as a Christian, should I? In the Christian life there will always be these conflicts, but never so obvious.
Glad that you got to take in an airshow. Nice to see how the other half live.
I should add, "nice to see how the half who don't have to walk on the ground live..."
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