“What’s 9/11?” my 7-year-old recently asked me. I had not planned on having that discussion yet. But I did. I told both of my daughters about the events of that day 10 years ago, placing special emphasis on the positive as I explained a very negative situation. Most importantly, I stressed to them how much more aware we are today, although it took a horrendous event in our nation’s history to get there.
From the thwarting of the Times Square terrorist attack, the “shoe bomber,” the “dirty bomber,” and the list goes on, there appears to be a heightened level of awareness in the world.