I ran across this story the other day when reading about all of the 9/11 tributes. I thought I would repost the story since this was kind of how we felt yesterday. I'm not saying there is a correlation of the attacks on 9/11 to what we are going through. What I am saying is, as we get battered and bruised and look kind of tough, we are coming back for another day and will continue the fight.
The Sphere and eternal flame 9/11 memorial. A plaque alongside "The Sphere" reads as follows:
"For three decades, this sculpture stood in the plaza of the World Trade Center. Entitled "The Sphere", it was conceived by artist Fritz Koenig as a symbol of world peace.
It was damaged during the tragic events of September 11, 2001, but endures as an icon of hope and the indestructible spirit of this country.
The Sphere was placed here on March 11, 2002 as a temporary memorial to all who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center.
This eternal flame was ignited on September 11, 2002 in honor of all those that were lost. Their spirit and sacrifice will never be forgotten."
The Sphere once stood in the middle of Austin J. Tobin Plaza, the area between the World Trade Center towers in Manhattan.
After being recovered from the rubble of the Twin Towers after the September 11, 2001, attacks, the artwork faced an uncertain fate, and it was dismantled into its components.
Although it remained structurally intact, it had been visibly damaged by debris from the airliners that were crashed into the buildings and from the collapsing skyscrapers themselves.
Six months after the attacks, following a documentary film about the sculpture, it was relocated to Battery Park on a temporary basis—without any repairs—and formally rededicated with an eternal flame as a memorial to the victims of 9/11. It has become a major tourist attraction, due partly to the fact that it survived the attacks with only dents and holes.
Stitches and ointment repair those dents and holes and we're not looking back.
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