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2002-09-08

I was getting ready for bed, I live in NSW Australia, and my mother called out from her bedroom to me saying there was a plain crash near where my cousin Brad lived, like a block away. He usually goes into the towers about that time to chat to his friend. Most of them were killed that day. If he hadn't of stayed in bed he too would have been in the towers and would have died.
My mother and I watched in horror as the second tower was hit, i couldnt believe it. Then the tower collapsed, my mother didnt even notice, i just kept saying, the tower is gone, it is just gone, she thought i was making it up, i said it collapsed,its gone, i hoped Brad is okay. I didnt know where he was at that time. Then the person on the tv said it, and my mother believed me. The tower HAD collapsed.
I was so scared that Brad had been killed, my uncle (my fathers brother and brads father)lives just a few doors up from us, but was out of town, so we rang him to make sure he was alright. They had been watching it to and had called Brad. They were very lucky to get through.
Brad didnt even know about it, he was asleep, and was told to put the TV on. he did and he too was hit by the terror and shock that now had hold of the whole world.

I now believe that each day counts. Live each as though it is your last cause you never know what the next day holds.
Keep smiling no matter what has happened because your smile can help someone else who is hurting through their pain, and never lose sight of those you love and remember that no mater what happens, no one is ever gone, they are still with us.

Many people were needlessly murdered that day, and the heartache that has been left behind is unthinkable to most. It should never have happened, but it is not the Americans fault. The cowards who did it should pay.
The courage of the people who were trying to help those trapped in the towers should never be forgotten. Their courage is that which saves lives and makes us feel safe in our communities. Their lives were well spent and it is a terrable loss having them being taken from the world.
The lives of the workers in the towers and passangers and workers at the pentagon should also be remembered forever. Their lives were stolen from them by cold and inhuman things, there is no other way to describe them. These victims will be shorly missed.
But the most important thing to be remembered is the way that everyone pulled together to help each other. To comfort and protect. Thats what human nature is all about