But certain, rare tragedies have a power that reverberates far beyond the context of the event itself, suddenly becoming the backdrop for everything else going on in the world at the time a “where were you when” touchstone for those who lived through it - suddenly making your regular run to the grocery store, your interrupted business meeting, that otherwise unremarkable evening spent at home, unforgettable - and evolving into something akin to mythology for those born in the years after. Of course, every catastrophic event - bombings, serial killings, mass shootings, natural disasters that leave lives and communities ruined - all incite shock, and grief, and inspire a collective urge to understand that which cannot be made sense of. In a world with no shortage of tragedy, that tragedies that become legendary seem almost outside the scope of humanity.
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