A day that changed the world

Wine of the Week:
2010 La Syrah - this was the second wine that I picked up as part of my visit to The Oak Barrel. This wine is part of the Harem Series by Jamsheed Wines and turned out to be an excellent everyday drinking wine. It has a rich and dark appearance with a slight peppery nose with some chocolate on the taste. The good thing was that as it had more time to breathe, it started to get a bit more smoother with every taste. It would be perfect with pizza but also perhaps a pasta with a ragu sauce.

Apart from the footy finals occupying TV and press coverage this weekend, the other event that grabbed attention is of course the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks in the US on September 11th, 2001. For a minute, I did contemplate writing about something else tonight but it is an event that does require some comment. Reason being is that it is something that changed all of our lives for ever.

History shows that there is one, maybe two events that shape a generation for better or for worse. A world war, the blast of a nuclear weapon, a natural disaster. What happened that day is one of those events. 

While the attacks happened on mainland America, the impact was felt right across the world. At the time when we were glued to our televisions, pc's and newspapers trying to understand the gravity of what happened and coming to terms with the massive loss of innocent lives, we knew that this was something that would change the world but we didn't know quite how.

To me, what has resulted is that we now live in a world that is more fearful, more suspicious of one another and more security conscious than ever before. 

We also learnt that anything is possible; both good and horrific. That is what happens when innocence is lost.

As you may know, we went to NYC earlier this year and it was truly the city that never sleeps. It was vibrant, alive and above all welcoming. It was also a testimony to the resilience of the city and it's people; that while 9/11 was something that can never be forgotten, the city's spirit can be restored. 

I can not imagine what it was like to be there at the time but after reading some of the coverage over the last few days, this link to the New York Times gives a good insight. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/us/sept-11-reckoning/comments-that-day.html

Definitely better than I could ever do...