Temple Professor: Okay To Not Grieve On 9/11; Steve Irwin Jokes Probably Still Not Kosher

In case you haven’t been reading any media today except for this site — and you don’t own a calendar — today is the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. This is the biggest story in the media since last night, when noted commercial spokesmen Peyton and Eli Manning faced off against each other in a football game.

I don’t really know how Sept. 11, 2006 is any different than the same day in 2005 or 2007, but I suppose five years is a good time to reflect, or grieve, or whatever. But what about those of us who can’t stomach the fact we don’t feel guilty about it? Okay, I’m not quite sure who might feel guilty except for possibly our elected officials — and they clearly have no interest in doing so — but a Temple psychology professor says it’s okay to not feel that way:

Frank Farley is a psychologist at Temple University. He says people can’t have their personal lives devastated by an event they have no control over, so remind yourself:

“‘I wasn’t involved, I didn’t fly the airplane into the twin towers or into the Pentagon, so therefore I bear no guilt.’”

Mohammad Atta, though, ought to be feeling pretty shitty right now.

Local Expert Says It’s OK Not to Grieve on 9/11 [KYW 1060]
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