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2002-09-12

I fell asleep with the T.V. on late night on Sept.10. I awoke to the picture of a Tower at the World Trade Center in an inferno as a plane crashed into its top. I felt deep sadness for the horror of the incident and prayed for those in the tower and on the plane. Another mishap in the skies which would cost many innocent lives. Suddenly another plane appeared and crashed into the other tower. I screamed at the sight of this horror and terror swept through me as my adrenaline rose and my body felt a rush of heat. The news said terrorists and the malayse continued with reports of the Pentagon being hit and of another plane hijacked. Here on American soil? Someone actually had the means to attack New York City, Washington D.C. and another target sat in wait. Tears of deep sadness overwhelmed me. These were tears for the victims, tears for their families, and the greatest tears were for all of America. 2001 and we are not protected. How can this be? As the day unfolded, the horror grew and grew and there was nothing left to do but shiver with fear and weep for everyone and everything now ripped away from us.
Still I was proud to be an American. I witnessed courage and bravery from every aspect of America. But what of this fanatic hatred? That these terrorists would hate so deeply that they would choose to kill innocent people and themselves was a thought more terrifying than the act. This evil seed of hatred was felt by us all. For any human to claim that they are creating such holocaust in the name of any God is a lie. These people do not represent any religion and they cannot disguise their evil through the veil of religion. 9/11/01 will always be one of the most horrible days of my life. With my sense of security gone, I awoke each day after afraid of what the day would bring. At the same time I believe that my mind went through a positive evolution. Now I think about how precious each day really is. I appreciate my life in freedom and liberty to chose what I want to do for a career, to embrace a religious practice that paralells my beliefs. I have gained a better understanding of these terrorists as well...you see people who only know oppression will fall into the mind control games of evil-doers. They will be pawns thrown away will no power or value. The terrorist mindset is immersed in tragedy, its foundation is hatred, and its future is destined for catastrophic failure. We, as people of this beautiful earth will only be rid of these monsters when we learn to love and respect all people. We can accomplish world peace and love with a beginning in each of our own communities. 9/11/01 is the catalyst for us to open our hearts and our minds to those around us who we can touch with brotherhood.