Report from the Middle

Eighty-seven countries were represented by persons who lost their lives in the attacks on World Trade Center. How human beings respond to challenges identify their benchmarks of strength, and their level of spiritual reach. The more than 2600 souls released from perishing victims of September 11, 2001, left behind survivors. So it seems many regions around the world including the United States have families and establishments who have been facing challenges to make sense from their losses.
Earlier this year my wife and I were in Manhattan and stayed only two blocks from ground zero. We visited the site at night when few are around. It is a yawning hole in the ground with a train station at the bottom. It resembles nothing either of us has ever seen before.
The 9/11 challenge, though well past, has taken strength in millions of survivors to locate what was destroyed; to find solace, security and new strength. I think survivors world-wide want strength because the question is on their minds: What then is the next challenge? For me the challenge is to identify my benchmarks of strength, and release myself for spiritual upgrade. PD