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The Strange World of Greendaisy016
Life changes around you and everyone else. These changes create experiences. These experience are what I write about
My visit to 9/11 Memorial
Today I went to the World Trade Center Memorial. After having to get pass four or five major security checks, I made it. I wonder to myself what would the buildings looked like. It was just a perfect place to stand, and feel at peace with one’s self. Since I was only five when 9/11 happened I didn’t really understand what had happen here. The only real thing you can tell a five year old is planes hit a really tall building in Manhattan and allots of people are dying. So almost 11 years later I learn the full story, after years of reading I learned.

Even though I feel war is a profit for a country. This was truly a horrible and heartbreaking event in America history. Innocent life’s especially the fathers, mothers, children and unborn children life's should never have their life ended like that. It’s extremely painful to think about death in a place like that, its even hard to think about how those people died. What their families and loved one's went though is something no one should ever feel.

While beginning at the memorial I tried to read all 3,000 names, but I feel I missed some. As I read, I came across some ending in “And her unborn child”. I felt horrible that 10 women died with their children and some fathers lost their only child that day, (September 11th). Another pregnant woman died in February 26th 1993 from the booming. About 7 children also died “A parent should never have to bury their own children”.

Since you’re not allowed to throw ANY THING into the water or memorial pool, The Surviving Tree holds the wishes of visitors, to those lost and family of those lost. The Surviving Tree is the original tree from the World Trade Center, and the only tree left from the destruction of the towers.


As I left I couldn't imagine living thought this, having to choose how you die, leaving your final voice on an answering message, and knowing you’re going to die, is unbelievably scary. So what I learned from the 9/11 Memorial is


Love your life, every ounce of it

Be happy you may die peacefully, not forcefully

Accept a person of difference(religion, country, looks, etc.), treat them the way you would like to be treated

Look at life as something very precious



Rest In Peace September, 11th and February 26th 1993 victims, families, and those who are dyeing today from their bravery, in sickness.





 
 
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