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remembers September 11, 2001 |
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11, 2002 |
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Seems
like a long time ago; seems like this morning.
Today the sky was bright blue just like the day it happened.
I walked out of my apartment building and looked at the spot
where they used to be: the Twin Towers. I used to really like
my block because if you looked directly south you could see
them and if you looked north and a little to the left you could
see the Empire State Building.
On September 11th I came out of my building early, intending
to go on a bike ride. Everyone was standing at the corner. I
went to look and saw the big hole in the Tower. Two girls stood
next to me and breathlessly retold how they had just seen a
plane fly over head and crash into one of the Towers. I went
upstairs to wake up my bike buddy on the 14th floor and tell
him to look out his window. |
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pre-Sept. 11, bike ride in NYC, Twin Towers off in the distance
as we thought they would always be. |
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He was already awake; TV blaring. His terrace faces directly toward
the Towers. We looked at the flames and the hole, exclaiming "What
a terrible accident". As we were standing there, we saw the
second plane fly into the other Tower. My heart sank as I realized
this terrible thing was being done on purpose. I know New York is
vulnerable, but I always believed it was an international symbol
of hope, a symbol of dreams, something everyone around the world
cherished as they cherish their own dreams. I thought this international
feeling of hope would protect New York from acts of terrorism.
Although
we suffered an awful loss on that day, I think the hope is still
there. Tonight my friends and I went to Ground Zero to look at the
pillars of light that shine up where the Towers once stood. Enormous
pillars of light, way taller than any towers will ever be: a symbol
of hope beyond earthly constructions, beyond the limits of steel
and concrete - a symbol of hope that no one can destroy.
Hope
is all about "mind over matter": positive thoughts and
positive actions get results.
Like an XGIRL on
her skateboard flying over the ramp, how does she get the board
to fly with her? Should be impossible, right? And yet we see it
being done.
Hope is something no one can take from you. Use it!
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-by Ursula Day
, March 11, 2002
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| Rider:
Vanessa Torres, Vans Triple Crown
Series Winner 2001 |
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