9/11
It's the 11. of September again. A day that five years ago started like any other,a day that I, and so many others have come to remember it like it was yesterday. I'm not going to write about all the stuff that makes up the aftermath, this is a day for quiet remembrence, not for anger.
I had been at school, the day before had been election day here in Norway so I had stayed up all night with a friend watching the resaults come in. We were drinking wine an saw, to our horror, the right side win the elections. As you can imagen the next day was a hard one. So I had been at school, I stepped out early, tired and in a glum mood I dropped by another friend, we vere having a small meal(I can even remember what I ate but I won't bore you with the details) and were watching cartoons. I get a text message about a plane crashing into a skyscraper in virtually the same moment as text began flowing across the top of the tvscreen. Extra news in one minute. This never happens. Five minutes yes, ten minytes yes, but one? That's unheard of. The news comes on, the room is so quiet, a pin dropping would have startled us. I watched plane number two going in live. For hours we just watched, quietly worrying about who's responsible, what the concequenses would be. We followed the missing planes, switching between channels seeking the clearest information, and we watched the world change straight in front of us. And most of all, we watched as out generations great tragedy unfolded before our eyes.
Today is for rememberence. Remember those whom lost their lives, and all those whom lost loved ones, the heroes of 9/11, known as well as unknown, the New York fire department, and the New York police department. Let anger and frustrations rest today, and honour all those who was silenced on that terrible day, by taking a quiet moment to remember.
I had been at school, the day before had been election day here in Norway so I had stayed up all night with a friend watching the resaults come in. We were drinking wine an saw, to our horror, the right side win the elections. As you can imagen the next day was a hard one. So I had been at school, I stepped out early, tired and in a glum mood I dropped by another friend, we vere having a small meal(I can even remember what I ate but I won't bore you with the details) and were watching cartoons. I get a text message about a plane crashing into a skyscraper in virtually the same moment as text began flowing across the top of the tvscreen. Extra news in one minute. This never happens. Five minutes yes, ten minytes yes, but one? That's unheard of. The news comes on, the room is so quiet, a pin dropping would have startled us. I watched plane number two going in live. For hours we just watched, quietly worrying about who's responsible, what the concequenses would be. We followed the missing planes, switching between channels seeking the clearest information, and we watched the world change straight in front of us. And most of all, we watched as out generations great tragedy unfolded before our eyes.
Today is for rememberence. Remember those whom lost their lives, and all those whom lost loved ones, the heroes of 9/11, known as well as unknown, the New York fire department, and the New York police department. Let anger and frustrations rest today, and honour all those who was silenced on that terrible day, by taking a quiet moment to remember.
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