There are few days in my life that I can remember with absolute clarity, butI remember well what happened that day in September two years ago. I was shocked to see what happened on the television, but I never cried. Tragedy, in spite of great loss, often brings out the best in people. I heard of firefighters dying, heroes in the air and on the ground, and I was proud.But when asked my perspective on how to move forward, no one quite understood my response. I said that we couldn’t let this affect the way we lived our lives. We couldn’t live basing our actions on fear and hatred. Today I see a country, a people, moving forward, with a few uncertain steps, but the same country that I have loved all my life.Unbowed in the face of hatred, but sometimes losing sight of the common vision to live in peace when it doesn’t come immediately.All we can do is wait, hope and understand as we work for a better tomorrow. Sarah Fremgen Class of 2004