9-11 Memorial Page

September 11, 2002

In Memoriam:

 

9-11 Reflections --Eric Trachtenberg 9-11 makes me think about all those who died and how a country changed.  I also remember how I lost a place I loved since childhood.  Since I was young, the Twin Towers symbolized a fantasy world where even the heavens could be conquered.  The towers were simply just too tall to be believed.  I remember the buildings' science fiction-like metal frames and the futuristic plaza beneath.  Just more than one month before the World Trade Center came down, I was in New York.  Even though it was raining, I still made a point of going to the top of the World Trade Center.  I didn't realize that it would be my last time.    When faced with tragedy, we always like to try to find some hope or to learn something.  For some, especially those who lost family or friends, this will be be especially hard -- and each person will need to find their own way to deal with the losses.  For me, 9-11 reminds me that life is precious -- and we should make the most of it.  It also reminds me that evil is contagious.  It's impossible to wall our selves off from it.  If disease, environmental catastrophe or oppression exists in one place, it will eventually spread.  Bad government is the mother of all plagues -- and execrable government in the Arab world helped create the 9-11 murderers.  We need to do better.  I believe we remember the fallen best both by living well and helping others make their dreams come true.

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