9/11 :: My Story

September 11, 2001 started out as a perfectly normal day. We had returned from Florida late the night before and I was up early for my pre-natal doctors appointment.  It was in the car that I first heard that a plane had crashed into the Pentagon. I remember feeling shock as I listened to them discuss the possibility of a terrorist attack.

Once at the doctors office, I learned that airplanes had crashed into the twin towers. I remember feeling numb, thinking of the thousands of people trapped in the upper floors of those buildings.

I returned home to a message from a concerned coworker, checking to see if we had made it home safely. For the rest of the day I sat, dumbstruck in front of the television. I was unable to comprehend how. How could someone do this? How could there be so much hate in the world? How could they think that killing thousands of innocent civilians would make things better? How could I consider bringing a child into this world? How would I explain the events unfolding in front of me? How…

These questions remain unanswered as my daughter is still too young to understand the significance of that day. When she is old enough, I will make sure she understands what hate can do. That hate and ignorance breed violence. What people can be lead to believe and why it is important to have a mind and use it. Why it is okay to question everything and never follow blindly. The individuals who flew the planes that day must have believed they were doing the right thing, because that is what they were taught. That is what they were taught by extremists who hated so fiercely and so completely that they were able to dehumanize an entire population based on their nationality. That to me is beyond comprehension.

My thoughts and prayers are with the families who lost loved ones 9 years ago today. They are also with the many brave men and women who worked tirelessly to help the victims.

God Bless

This post was written as part of the 9/11 Blog hop posted by Diana. Please feel free to join the blog hop and share your 9/11 story. If you do not have a blog, you may leave your story here or on Diana’s page as a comment