9/11 · 5:17pm Sep 11th, 2020
Yes, it's that day again, can we please have a moment of silence for the victims of this day and the families they left behind?
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Okay.
This may sound rude to anyone directly involved, but please listen: in the comments below, I would like you to tell me or anyone else reading this about what happened or what were your thoughts when this tragedy occurred.
Believe me, I take no joy in this, but I just can't pretend it didn't happen. If you don't want to, I won't force you, it was just a suggestion. I only want to know how everyone felt with a different perspective than mine.
And to make it fair, I'll explain my story...
I was in Elementary School when it happen, my mom pulled me and my brother out of school that day and took us home...
Even when I saw it on the news, I didn't understand what was going on because I was a kid, I know that's no excuse, but I was questioning a lot of things when I was young.
Truth be told, it finally hit me when mom explained it years later. I'm...not proud of that. Hell, I still hate my kid self for not realizing it sooner.
I always dread this day coming since then, because it was a terrible day for a lot of people and in all honesty, I believe that something could've been done to avoid it.
...That's my story.
I may not have been directly involved, but I genuinely hope those people who have passed are at peace, and the families they left behind have found a way to move forward.
If you know someone who was hurt by what happened this day, be it physically, mentally, or emotionally, lend an ear to listen and a shoulder for them to cry on, because they may not show it, but they're hurting deep down.
Even now, I'm struggling to type this, so I think I'll stop here before I break down.
Keep your chin up, move forward, and never forget.
I was only 4 when this happened, but when I was old enough to learn what had occurred, I honestly felt shocked and horrified at what had happened.
My grandfather on my dad's side of the family was actually working in the Pentagon when the plane hit (thankfully he was on the other side of the building when the attack happened), but if he hadn't been, things would've been very different for us, as 2 years earlier, my grandma had been killed in a car crash. I would've lost both in just 2 years.
This event nearly cost me my grandfather, and to this day, I will never forget what happened 19 years ago.
I'm shock that it happened in the year i was born 2001
I was only 5 when it went down. I was barely old enough to figure out it was extremely bad, and once I got older and full realized it, I admit I was terrified that those kinds of people exist in the world.
I remember my big brother coming home from school early, along with my dad, (Canadian reservist who just came back from his tour in Afghanistan less than a month prior) and just hugging me for the day. Once my mom got home, my family went to my grandmothers along with my cousins and aunts.
We all had a silent dinner together, not easy with two five years olds and one three year old. Still, after dinner my family and my grandmothers neighbours went to the church nearby, even though my family isn’t religious, and just spent an hour praying.
I won’t lie, sometimes when I read about the severity of what happened, all the lives that were lost or ruined, all the families torn apart. It make me realize that this world is not a safe place. It’s a scary world we live in.
I was born 18 days after the attack, and didn't learn about it for a few years. Even then, I didn't fully comprehend it or the lasting impact it would have until years later when I was around ten or eleven.
It's a hard thing to think about as a kid, and you wonder why people can't just be friendly to everyone else. Then you realize human nature doesn't allow something like that. At the end of the day, world peace is unachievable through the means we seek. We send soldiers to their deaths with each war we face, some not even related to us, and we ask them to put their lives on the line to protect us from a foe that had no interest in us from the start, and they do it. Those brave souls do it.
The passengers of Flight 93 though...I can only wonder if their spirits realize what they have saved.
Civilians, simply looking for transportation to see their loved ones, or meet with business partners...and they fought tooth and nail to take back that plane. The first responders who put their lives on the line to rescue survivors and, sadly, retrieve the innocent casualties that day deserve every ounce of respect they get and some. To the family or friends of anyone lost in the September 11th attack, I can only say this; Carry on, and cherish the life that can be ripped away at any moment, and we are all deeply sorry for your loss.
We love you.