Pilgrimage to Ground Zero

September 11th, 2001 began as a quiet morning. We all woke up, drank our coffee, read our papers, and dropped our children off at school. We went to work. It was an ordinary day that would end with the most extraordinary events. Our lives would never be the same. In fact, for many, their lives were irrevocably changed in ways that only a few of us can imagine. Ground Zero became a destination that people from across the United States and around the world were compelled to visit. All stand silent before the empty space. And that is when you realize you were not just visiting, but were in fact a pilgrim coming to a holy place.