Never thought I'd see the day

This news has made it all across the world by now.  The US killed and captured the body of Osama Bin Laden. That name became one burned into my mind as a 13 year old girl because of September 11, 2001. That was the day that the US changed forever. Pretty much from that day on, the US wanted to capture or kill Bin Laden for ordering the attacks on our country. I have two very different frames of mind about this long awaited goal.

On 9/11....I remember exactly where I was when I found out about it. I was in 8th grade at Northgate Middle/Senior High School in Pittsburgh, Pa. I was in my third period class computer class standing next to the printer waiting for a project of mine to print. Then, my principal came over the loud speaker announcing that our country was under attack. He didn't say where or any more details than that. I remember looking up at the clock to see what time it was........I can't remember now for the life of me what time it actually was. I knew though that I would always remember that while looking at that clock that the world that I lived in would completely change.  I later came to find out that New York was hit as well as the Pentagon and that a plane went down not too far away from Pittsburgh. My main concern was for my brother. At the time, my brother was a sophomore in college. He went to school in New Jersey and on any day could have taken the half a hour train ride to New York City. I had no idea if he was in the city that day or not. Since I didn't have a cell phone then, I couldn't find out if he was alright. I had to wait until I got home from school that day to find out that he was fine. He would later tell us how he could hear the towers of the World Trade Center fall about 10 seconds after he saw them fall on TV. For that reason....as well as several others, I wanted our soldiers to find this man and bring him to justice. Now that we have killed him, I feel a sense of relief because we don't have to worry about his man ordering anymore death in our direction.

On the other hand, I'm sad to find out that he had to go in that manner. He was a child of God just as much as I am. Whether he did good things or bad things in his life, doesn't change that he was a beloved child of God. For this reason, I'm sad to see one of the children of God passing in a violent way.

I know that there are many that are glad to hear that Bin Laden is gone. I know that this will be a topic of conversation for days, weeks, and years to come. I also know that there are people who are being like Doubting Thomas right now.....just waiting to see the proof that he's actually gone. We will all have that proof eventually. I also know that I will always remember what I was doing and where I was, just as I remember from 9/11, when I heard the news that Osama Bin Laden was dead. I had just walked back into my bedroom where the TV had been left on from storm coverage earlier in the day to see the breaking news box on the bottom of the screen announcing that Bin Laden was dead. That was roughly 13 hours ago......and the first thought I remember coming through my mind was that I never thought I'd see the day where we'd actually get him. I honestly thought that he would die of old age before we'd get him.....but now I can tell my children and grandchildren (I've told Ross but he doesn't seem to care.) that I remember the day that the US caught and killed Osama Bin Laden......the man that changed the world into the world that we currently live in.