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[Before I start this post, two links that moved me today, one about gay rights and one about 9/11, the first was ganked by the wonderful and brave, ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
rozk and the other by the lovely embers_log:
http://takingsteps.blogspot.com/2008/09/sky-is-falling.html
http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?videoId=105095}
I deliberately did not post about 9/11 this year. And was not until now planning on posting about it. For a lot of reasons, mostly, because I wanted to put it firmly behind me and focus on positive things. The Comedy Central Link to John Stewart's speech about 9/11 the night it happened, has inspired me to write what follows.]
I'm not going to tell you what happened on 9/11, instead I'm going to tell you about the day after 9/11. 9/12. Today. So many people tell you about 9/11, but I haven't seen many talk about what happened after that. I wonder why? Often it is what happens next, after the event, that defines us and changes us, not the event itself.
September 12, 2001 - The day after 9/11. The day when the sky over my apartment stopped raining dust and debris, which luckily was mostly paper. I don't remember what the weather was like that day, which is odd, since I do remember what it was like the two days before. What I remember is getting up at 7 am that morning and going to the train, like any other day. We'd been told that if we stayed home it would be without pay. Or we could take a vacation day, but I did not want to sit home and think anymore. Or watch the TV - which only showed footage of the event. So, I got up and went to work. Like any other day.
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rozk and the other by the lovely embers_log:http://takingsteps.blogspot.com/2008/09/sky-is-falling.html
http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?videoId=105095}
I deliberately did not post about 9/11 this year. And was not until now planning on posting about it. For a lot of reasons, mostly, because I wanted to put it firmly behind me and focus on positive things. The Comedy Central Link to John Stewart's speech about 9/11 the night it happened, has inspired me to write what follows.]
I'm not going to tell you what happened on 9/11, instead I'm going to tell you about the day after 9/11. 9/12. Today. So many people tell you about 9/11, but I haven't seen many talk about what happened after that. I wonder why? Often it is what happens next, after the event, that defines us and changes us, not the event itself.
September 12, 2001 - The day after 9/11. The day when the sky over my apartment stopped raining dust and debris, which luckily was mostly paper. I don't remember what the weather was like that day, which is odd, since I do remember what it was like the two days before. What I remember is getting up at 7 am that morning and going to the train, like any other day. We'd been told that if we stayed home it would be without pay. Or we could take a vacation day, but I did not want to sit home and think anymore. Or watch the TV - which only showed footage of the event. So, I got up and went to work. Like any other day.
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