Where Were You?

It was twenty-four years ago, today. The time of day escapes me, but it’s a day I can’t forget. I was at work…a new job I had just begun. “A plane just crashed into the World Trade Center”, is all I heard. Do you remember? WHERE WERE YOU?

I remember calling a girlfriend who worked in DC, at the Pentagon. Thankfully, she decided to take off that day. I remember talking to the Narc, telling him to turn on the news. This was the first, and only, time I can remember, he sounded empathetic. I remember that the usually loud, and busy, office where I worked, quickly became eerily quiet. For a moment, it was as if the world was ending. Do you remember? Where were you?

I remember driving home from work, silently crying. Tears rolled unchecked, down my cheeks. I ran to get my babies. I hugged them as tight as I could. I remember feeling like I was in a movie. Everything was moving in slow motion. The word spread quickly, that the church doors were open for prayer. On 9/11/2021, I remember feeling the need to be in God’s presence. The world needed prayer, and I remember being on my knees, in church. I remember crying out in thanks. On that day, an unusual week day, church was the best place to be. WHERE WERE YOU?

As I reflect on that day, I realize that our world has only worsened since then. As I listened to the horrific stories about the tragedy, and its aftermath, for months following that horrific day, I was confident that our world would improve. I thought back then, that life would be valued more, and people, as a whole, would begin to love more and do better as people. Twenty-four years later, we still reside in a world full of evil and hate. Similar to all of those years ago, the atmosphere seems eerily quiet today. Just like I did back then, I found myself praying; thankful for another day of life, in a world where life has little value. As I reflect on that time so long ago, I want to know…do you remember? If so, I want to know, WHERE WERE YOU?

Dani💋❤️

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