It’s simply entitled
THE FALLING MAN
WE REMEMBER. . .
Don’t WE. . .
September 11, 2001
A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS. . .
but we don’t need photographs,
DO WE. . .
These are called
FLASHBULB M E M O R I E S
and psychologist tell us
this is why we
r e m e m b e r
exactly where we were
what we were doing
on a specific date
in history
like
September 11, 2001. . .
In a Flashbulb Memory,
we recall the experience of learning
about an event,
not the factual details of the event. . .
The idea of flashbulb memory
was first proposed in 1977 by psychologists
Roger Brown, PhD, and James Kulik, PhD,
who posited that these memories
are so emotionally important to us
that they’re laid down as vividly,
completely and accurately as a photograph. . .
See. . .
You really don’t need a photograph
even if just one is worth 10,000 words. . .
So weather it was with the Challenger
or the death of Princess Diane
or 9/11
or the death of a loved one. . .
B U T
It could it also involve a
FLASHBULB MOMENT
of Happiness. . .
Does it forever sear
FLASHBULB MOMENTS
of pure Gratitude
Seriously. . .
Do you need a psychiatric opinion?
Do you need data
Scientific studies
Countless interviews
to determine
that we could
not just have the intention
not just have the audacity
not just have the gall
but actually have the awesome
second-to-none
u n i v e r s a l
C A R I N G C A T A L Y S T
power to create
F L A S H B U L B M E M O R I E S
in the lives of a world
of individuals
who’s eyes
are sorely in need
of a sight
of compassion
of love
of empathy
of acceptance
of forgiveness
of openness
they will not only
N E V E R F O R G E T
but, indeed
will never stop
E X P E R I E N C I N G
So, on the count of
T H R E E
say
C H E E S E
O N E
T W O
T H R E E. . .
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