Yesterday evening i visited Ground Zero in NYC to pay respect to the victims of the attack on the world trade center. I visited on the second anniversary of the attacks. It was very emotional for me personally to see the site of this terrible act of terrorism. I listened to people who spontaneously came up with pictures and stories of loved ones and shared their stories of personal pain.I took some pictures, none terribly good, but i think they are important and i wanted to share them with the people of this forum.
thank you for sharing...I am sure being there in the flesh...the emotion is 1000 times stronger.
True Toby! I get very emotional. I keep thinking of all the children having to confront their loss. Especially on the anniversary! The family of my buddy that died left town for the week so that the kids did not have to deal with it. I've been thinking a lot about it lately. I obviously relate due to my daughter. I'm really not sure that it's wise for a child, say 10 or younger, to have to revisit the actual scene and "present" an "I miss you daddy card". I just see that as torture! I think my friends wife did the right thing with their kids by getting away. Of course, my family and I am alive, so probably not my place.
I met a person who came into my office here in Cincinnati last year who was in tower 1 going down the stairs (just after the first plane hit tower 2)....when the 2nd plane hit his building...I think he said he was somewhere around the 60 or 70th floor and he said he felt the building move and heard all kinds of crashing type noises...thats when everyone started to cry and pray as they went down...people screaming for God to help them..including himself...and he said he had never prayed a prayer in his life.
Many times the stairs so full of people..the flow would stop..people in a panic...people praying...people crying. Everyone in total shock as they all thought it was the end.
I was floored when he was telling me this in my office. He was a young guy..early 20's worked for a stock broker...had the inspiration to make tons of money etc etc...it changed his life...that long walk to the bottom...he is now going to back to school to be a minister.
just him being in my office..looking at his face...was more powerful than watch 100 hours of coverage on TV.
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