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2002-09-11

I had the day off work on September 11th. I got up to do housework and turned on the t.v. to keep me company. The image I saw was of a building on fire. I thought "what am I seeing here?". As I watched and gathered more information, I saw the second plane hit the second tower. I sat in stunned disbelief. I couldn't believe what was happening. One of the commentators said there was no doubt after the second plane hit that this must be intentional. As reports that the pentagon had also been hit came in, I began to think that our nation really was under attack. I saw images of the White House being evacuated and then heard another plane was not responding to air traffic controllers. That turned out to be the plane that went down in Pennsylvania.When I saw the towers fall, all I could think was that they had reported that there could be as many as 50,000 or 60,000 people in those towers. It seems shameful to be relieved that less than 4,000 actually lost their lives. But when you think about how many could have perished it really was a blessing that more did not die. My heart aches for all the families who lost a loved one that day. Innocent people died that day in mass. It was so senseless. From people going to work, people flying in planes,firefighters responding to the call, police and ambulance personel...And the families that were left behind to try to pick up the pieces.I have the greatest sense of sadness for them. They have to go on in this world. All of the people who were lost were taken to a much better place to live with God. What a joyous way to end this story, for there is no better place than heaven.This country will never be the same, and I won't ever be the same either.