The Mercy Seat

I recently read 'The Mercy Seat'. The play was very moving for me as it dealt with morality and how somebody was considering using the events of 9/11 as a way to cover up a affair. The character of Ben was having an affair with his boss and he is thinking about claiming to have died in the attack to cover up his affair and run away. I was struck by the duel sadness of the towers falling down and this marriage falling apart. The towers represented the union of man and wife and as they fall apart so this marriage was also doing the same. Everything seem to come to a head on this day and I felt like times like 9/11 causes a person to look a their life for good or bad.

When you see something so sad happen on a split second we look at ourself and evaluate if we are living the life we want to live.