I Hate Thinking of 9/11
Posted: Monday, September 05, 2011
by Ingrid Weir
http://www.facebook.com/ingritaweir
Before 9/11, I was so naive. For some reason, I thought that everyone in the world loved America... the land of opportunity. Oh, what I wouldn't do to go back to that feeling. The feeling of safety... of wholeness as a country.
The morning of 9/11, I was at work. My boss came in that morning and told me that a plane had just ran into one of the Twin Towers. Honestly, I pictured something like in the movie, True Lies, so I thought that was pretty awful, but I had no idea.
At this time, I quickly rustled up the television and brought it into the conference room at the office. Everyone, in the office gathered around as we saw the horrific images on the screen. The president of the company called shortly thereafter, and he told us all we could go home.
I stopped off at the grocery store to buy water and a few other essentials because they were saying the water may have been poisoned, too. I remember trying to call everyone in my family when I was going through the store, but most cell phone towers were overwhelmed, so I couldn't get through.
When you walked around the store, everyone looked like zombies...
“I stopped off at the grocery store to buy water and a few other essentials because they were saying the water may have been poisoned, too. I remember trying to call everyone in my family when I was going through the store, but most cell phone towers were overwhelmed, so I couldn't get through.”
This was never more apparent than going to an Aerosmith concert a few days afterward. When you looked up at the sky at Lakewood Amphitheater, there wasn't a plane in the sky. For some reason, this was an image that stuck with me. The venue is so close to the Atlanta Airport that the sky was normally covered with airplanes, but that day? Nothing.
I hate thinking about that day... I hate what our world has become... I hate acknowledging this day. The way I look at it, every thought I have about that day is awful... and that was the goal. As a result, I shall think about it further another time, but if the images plague the television, magazines, or newspapers, I will look away. Why is that? Because they did their damage. They are not going to do it anymore.
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Top-level comments on this article: (1 total)Such an incredibly unbelievable day. Dreadful! The fact of man's inhumanity to man is impossible for me to fathom.I know. It's unbelievable how people can separate themselves from each other. I've never understood that. If I see a stranger crying, I will start to cry, as well - without even knowing why they are shedding their tears.
If only everyone could know what it was like to be everyone else... but alas, we still have so many people, who do not. I guess the only thing we can do is try to beat it by showing that we are stronger than they are - that love and compassion can win out over hatred and ambivalence.
The old saying - about walking in someone else's shoes ...
Don't think that works on the terrorists though. Thanks for joining my fans. Look forward to reading your articles.No, it doesn't... unfortunately, sociopaths, psychopaths, and others with those characteristics exist, and there really isn't much we can do outside of educating the children before they reach that point as adults.
Thank you, as well! I've enjoyed what I've read of yours, and I'm looking forward to more, as well.
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