cbs102
Brilliant_Rock
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My mom would always say she remembers exactly where she was and what she was doing when kennedy was assasinated. Where were you on September 11th 2001? what do you remember? and has it made a lasting impact?
I was in college and i actually slept right through the attacks. my bestfriend called me on the phone and woke me up. she was screaming "do you know how many people we knew.." i turned on the tv and every channel i turned to.. the WTC- GONE, the pentagon engulfed in flames and this field in PA was smoking. i was in total shock and in all honestly, i think that i am still.
I went into the city the day the fires went out... i think that it was in december. you could literally taste the air.. gritty and smokey. the sidewalks no longer sparkled, the cabs stopped honking, people were actually looking one another in the eye and smiling. that day in history changed me. I had a sever case of PTSD. I am still terrified everytime i say good bye to someone that it will be the last i see them. I never take people for granted anymore. I try to be the best person i can be, and love as hard as i can.. and i attribute it all to that day.
I think about what happened in 2001 alot. especially when i run into someone from my hometown who lost a parent, or when i am visiting my mom and see the gaping hole in the skyline. This day.. for the past 7 years has mades me fall to my knees with sorrow. I just want to feel the love today. and i would love to hear other people's experience of that day. it helps...
I was in college and i actually slept right through the attacks. my bestfriend called me on the phone and woke me up. she was screaming "do you know how many people we knew.." i turned on the tv and every channel i turned to.. the WTC- GONE, the pentagon engulfed in flames and this field in PA was smoking. i was in total shock and in all honestly, i think that i am still.
I went into the city the day the fires went out... i think that it was in december. you could literally taste the air.. gritty and smokey. the sidewalks no longer sparkled, the cabs stopped honking, people were actually looking one another in the eye and smiling. that day in history changed me. I had a sever case of PTSD. I am still terrified everytime i say good bye to someone that it will be the last i see them. I never take people for granted anymore. I try to be the best person i can be, and love as hard as i can.. and i attribute it all to that day.
I think about what happened in 2001 alot. especially when i run into someone from my hometown who lost a parent, or when i am visiting my mom and see the gaping hole in the skyline. This day.. for the past 7 years has mades me fall to my knees with sorrow. I just want to feel the love today. and i would love to hear other people's experience of that day. it helps...