Selasa, 11 September 2012

Tuesday: 9/11

I have meant to say something about 9/11 for years now.  I haven't ever quite been able to say anything remarkable or profound but I suppose I feel like everyone else that lived that day's events.

Heartbroken.

A tragedy that enormous and shocking is still hard to describe.  I remember exactly how I felt when I heard the news.  How can any of us forget?



I was sitting in an empty office that morning.  The air was cold but the sun was shining so bright.  I was waiting for the room to warm as I went about my business.  I still worked at my summer job that I had taken in between semesters.  I wanted to work as late into September as I could so I could keep making money before returning to the school routine.

I had the radio on.  The news cut into a song.  The newscaster was unsure of what she was saying.  They thought it was an explosion, not a terrorist attack.  Then slowly, they described what was happening.

I didn't have anyone to talk to about it.  I didn't have a television in the office.  I think I called my boyfriend.  He was very upset.  More upset than I.  He was upset that I was too shocked to be sad yet.

The sadness came though.  When I got home and saw those images.

It seems to me that it becomes more painful and sad every year that passes.   The television replays the events, over and over.  I pray for those that lost their loved ones that day.   I hope our children never experience violence like that in their lifetime.
 

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