September 11 Digital Archive

email155.xml

Title

email155.xml

Source

born-digital

Media Type

email

Created by Author

unknown

Described by Author

yes

Date Entered

2002-04-15

September 11 Email: Body

On Monday there were people fighting against praying in schools
On Tuesday you would have been hard pressed to find a school where
someone was not praying

On Monday there were people trying to separate each other by race, sex,
color and creed
On Tuesday they were all holding hands

On Monday we thought that we were secure
On Tuesday we learned better

On Monday we were talking about heroes as being athletes
On Tuesday we relearned what hero meant

On Monday people went to work at the world trade centers as usual
On Tuesday they died

On Monday people were fighting the 10 Commandments on government
property
On Tuesday the same people all said 'God help us all' while thinking
'Thou shall not kill'

On Monday people argued with their kids about picking up their room
On Tuesday the same people could not get home fast enough to hug their
kids

On Monday people picked up McDonalds for dinner
On Tuesday they stayed home

On Monday people were upset that their dry cleaning was not ready on
time
On Tuesday they were lining up to give blood for the dying

On Monday politicians argued about budget surpluses
On Tuesday, grief stricken, they sang 'God Bless America'

On Monday we worried about the traffic and getting to work late
On Tuesday we worried about a plane crashing into your house or place
of
business

On Monday we were irritated that our rebate checks had not arrived
On Tuesday we saw people celebrating people dying in the USA

On Monday some children had solid families
On Tuesday they were orphans

On Monday the president was going to Florida to read to children
On Tuesday he returned to Washington to protect our children

On Monday we emailed jokes
On Tuesday we did not

September 11 Email: Date

Thursday, October 4, 2001 10:31 pm

September 11 Email: Subject

Contrasts of Mon. 9/10 and Tues. 9/11

Citation

“email155.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed November 30, 2024, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/37090.