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2005-01-07

It was September 11. We were having a meeting that had been on schedule for more than two weeks. I got at the office early. As always. The phone rang. It was my sister. "A plane crashed against one of the twin towers" she said, "it's on the radio right now... seems that it was an accident". I hung up. I started thinking while I was turning up my radio at my office in Mexico City.
The World Trade Center. I was transfer to NJ for more than a year. I was 25 minutes away from NY. And almost every single afternoon, after work, I was driving to NY. I developed an intimate relationship with this fascinating city. I moved by myself. No friends, no family. So I started driving back and forth all the time. Going to NY for long walks, museum visits,dinners or lunchs.
My first "close" approach to the twin towers was when, after a month living in NJ, I got two tickets to go to the Cirque Du Soleil at Battery Park. While a break, I went out. It was winter. Cold. But beautiful sky with thousand of stars were up there... and two amazing structures were blocking my view. I fell in love with them instantly. They became my lovers. I was alone up there and they gave me so much company.
So every time somebody was visiting me, I was driving to NY and inviting them for a drink or dinner at the Windows of the World. The bar used to be my favorite one. With that view. With those windows covering everything from the ceiling to the floor... and the piano sound at the back...Eventually I was moved back to Mexico.
"It seems like it was an accident..we will continue covering this notice as we have more information"the guy at the radio said. I went to the next office and turned on the TV there. God... just when I turned it up I could see the other Tower being hit by something else... "Another airplain has crashed the second tower" they said... and I started crying. Believe it or not, it was hurting me so much. So deep. How in the world somebody could do this to all that people???
September 11 is going to be always in my heart. Is probably when I realized that the sick mind of the powerful people can go beyond the imaginable. Can destroy the most valuable principal we have: Trust. And I trust. And I want to keep trusting. How are we going to keep going if we don't trust?
People at the office started listening. We, of course, cancelled the meeting.. and kept looking at the images the TV was giving to us.
I can say that is one of the most sad days I have ever had. Every time I see the pictures again, I start crying. But I know that these strong people left can keep going against it. That is the power of love and trust. And life is that: love and trust.