9/11 Anniversary

11 Years have certainly gone by and i feel this is a day that alot of people will remember for sure. I for one remember this day as i was in the UK at work.

Seeing such a horrific event, at first i thought it was a movie being screened. Working in the heart of the city in London, its obvious some companies got the news before others and well there was a big rush in the streets, earlier than the normal rush hour of commuters going home. After conversing with others, i couldnt believe what had happened. Soon, a circular got sent round in our company to leave London as soon as possible and get home safely.

On the way home, i couldn't stop thinking what i saw live on screen. It took me a while to sink in, that actually it was for real!

Till today, i sympathize those who innocently lost their lives  eleven years ago.

William, i dont know the answer to your question..sorry "What is it about being an American that stirs such hatred worldwide? " However, i have always leaned to like others, regardless where they're from, race or color. Just because some people are bad from a country, doesn't mean we have to hate everyone from that country! That's just my take.

With regards to the last line in your post "The lesson seems to have been one of tighter security measures rather than to changed attitudes however. I find this a sad comment because the root problem has never truly been addressed."
I agree with you on this.

On this note - I'd like to encourage others to avoid hatred and make this world a better to live in. Peace.

J

Hi Jazzy,

I know exactly what you're talking about, my experience on that horrible day was almost the same. I had the day off and slept in. When I got up went right to my computer and hit a chat. The person asked me if I had heard about the plane crash in Pennsylvania (which was the first plane in the attack but she didn't know about any of the others yet). She told me to turn on the TV and when I got to CNN at first I thought I was on a movie channel by mistake and they were running some crazy B movie. All too quickly reality sunk in and I was horrified as they played and replayed the first plane striking the tower. Shortly thereafter followed by a second which was something totally inconceivable in anyone's mind. Then the Pentagon!

The answer to violence never is more violence, the answer is not tighter security. The only answer to violence is real change, change that comes from within, changing your attitudes, way of living and way of dealing with everyone around you. While religious Americans espouse the 'turn the other cheek' sentiment and rightfully so, their government seems always to favor 'an eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth and life for a life' style of doing things. This is dead wrong and only begets more hatred and violence.

Cheers,
William James Woodward - Brazil Animator, Expat-blog