Ground Zero - Business vs. Memorial

We've talked about how the rebuilding process at Ground Zero has split the site into a memorial sector and a business sector.  Two weeks ago I heard Professor James Young speak about the importance of remembrance, and I came away with a better understanding of the view held by some of the 9/11 families.  The memorial reinforces our memory with something visual, something concrete, so that we will never forget what happened.  Professor Young is an expert on memorials, especially Holocaust memorials, and he was on a jury that reviewed plans for the WTC Memorial.  He also spoke about the Vietnam Memorial in Washington and the effect it has on visitors, particularly veterans and families of fallen soldiers.  He quoted its architect, Maya Ying Lin, as saying, "You look inside the landscape as you look inside yourself."