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TODAY IS SEPT 11, A DAY I THINK NONE OF US WILL EVER FORGET. NOT TO PUT ANYBODY IN A BAD MOOD BUT TODAYS QUESTION IS HOW DID SEPT 11 EFFECT YOUR LIFE ?

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  1. This day caused me to realize that we should all cherish the time we have with the people we love becuse we never know when they’ll leave this earth. I mean it was something that I always thought about but September 11th and every day for about two years after it made me realize that I really need to put that into action.

  2. I work at a TV station doing news, and being in a newsroom and seeing the horror first hand on all the feeds, i will never forget. I had my job to do, but the chaos that was happening was surreal. It sure puts things in perspective. Take nothing for granted and tell those close to you, you love them! We can move forward, but we can never forget.

  3. I lost someone in 9/11 and what it taught me is that NO ONE IS GUARANTEED TOMORROW!!., I used to hear ppl say that a lot.,but when this happend the saying really took affect. I LOVE HARDER, LAUGH HARDER, and LIVE EACH DAY AS IF IT’S MY LAST!!!

  4. Wow, it can seem to be a simple question, but it’s not..see i live in Paris, of course i haven’t live it like y’all but i can remember this day as it was yesterday, i was comin back from school when i saw my parents totally shocked in front of the TV, i was only 11 at that time, n couldn’t really understand the whole thing but i sar down, lookin at my parents’ eyes, they were scared, then i watched more videos etc etc…but to answer the question, i’d say that it has effected my life as regards my vision of the human being, n how he can be crual, n , i don’t even find the words to qualify it but it really has affected me that way…And plus, as a Muslim it has affected me, because since then, a lot of people seem to have categorize all muslims in the same box, whereas to me, those who did that can’t be muslims, i mean they’re persons who’re not takin religion at it’s right side, Islam teaches us to be tolerant, to be good to each other, but not ths…since 9/11, i think that most of people, or those who don’t really know what islam is about have confused islam and islamism, i just wanna tell ’em that real muslims don’t accept, what these fools have done, not at all!
    I could talk about this for a long time, but to make a long story short, i’d say that it has effected my life as regards my vision of the human being, n also about the bad reputation that muslims have since then, but i guess that now it has changed, i hope so at least!
    May God help all the victims’ families, i keep ’em all in my prayers, they’re not here today, they didn’t even do anything, it’s so unfair! JD excuse my mistakes, i’m sure there are, i did my best as a french person lol

  5. It made me realize that Life is nothing but like a vapor. You are here one second, nexx second you can be gone! It was a straight up Reality Check for me personally.

  6. It made me more inquisitive and knowledgeable @ where my ppls are at any given time. I try to a least know what city & state, especially when they’re travelin.

  7. Just to think innocent people were killed for no reason.Made me step my life up with my family and my friends and be the best human being I could possibly be because all of that can be taken away from me at the blink of an eye.

  8. I really didn’t understand at the time but it was crazy as hell.
    I just so happen to be in LAX airport at the time. I was like 15 I think. I cried cause it was scary. I hate when ppl die so I showed major love donating and stuff. Couldn’t fly outta LA so I had to stay for like 4 or 5 additional weeks. Police was everywhere… IDK really how it affected me.. I never really discussed it.. but I be paranoid around arabs and shit though. lol.

  9. Man….sept.11 let me know no one is safe! Even tho the U.S is considered a superpower in the world, we are not untouchable! My prayers go out to the families! quick question. how can i become a ghost writer?

  10. Honestly, I was scared. Watching the new at 9 a.m. west coast time, I felt like the world was about to end. However, the prayer circles were beneficial, but it is a moment that I will never forget. Bless the families who lost love ones and the witnesses of this traumatic event. To God be the Glory!

  11. SOMETIMES I DONT WANT TO THINK ABOUT IT BCUZ WHEN I DO I THINK ABOUT MY UNCLE BEING JUST CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE WORLD TRADE TO HAVE ASHES ON HIS SHOULDERS AND HAIR AND HOW MY TEACHER BROKE DOWN IN THE CLASS ROOM BCUZ HER HUSBAND HAD A FLIGHT BACK TO NEW YORK THAT MORNING AND THOUGHT MAYBE HE WAS ON ONE OF THE PLANES. ALSO I HATE REMEMBERING ME AT MY MOMS JOBS (BECUZ I WAS LIKE 10 OR 11 AT THE TIME) WATCHING THE NEWS EVERY DAY FOR MONTHS WATCHING THE SAME THING…..BUILDINGS CRASHING DOWN AND PEOPLE JUMPING OUT OF THOSE HIGH BUILDINGS, IT WAS SO CRAZY WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED IT DIDNT FASE ME AT FIRST BUT MONTHS LATER I FINALLY BROKE DOWN.

    BUT I TRY NOT TO THINK OF IT THAT MUCH BECUZ I WAS LIVING IN NEW YORK AT THAT TIME (BORN AND RAISED) AND I KNOW HOW IT FELT AND I DONT LIKE THAT FEELING.

  12. I will never forget. I was work and wondering why there were no costumers in our store or the whole mall area. My boss’s mom called her and told her to turn on the radio. We were all in the back stock room listening in disbelief. Then we heard the second plane crash into the building. I think the reporters were broadcasting live from NewYork. I mean these men were so scared. You could hear it in there voices.

  13. That’s interesting. Souhayla and I discussed this topic last week. She is indeed a Muslim living in France and her English is excellent – my French is not as good.

    @ Souhayla – Well said.

    We spoke about how the September 11th attacks have damaged the reputation of Muslims and Islam in general in America. Since then, there has been a generalization of Muslims. Additionally, the continuing war Iraq and Afghanistan and terrorist acts in Europe continue to damage the reputation of Muslims and Islam.

    This also becomes a race issue as well as a religious issue. There are a large number of White Americans who do not really understand Islam or understand that terrorist actions is not what Islam is about. However, there are a large number of Black Americans who are much more familiar with Islam and have a love and respect for the principles of Islam and for Muslim people.

    Since the ’80’s ’90’s American Rap Music and film directors like Spike Lee have helped to introduce and educate American Black youth about Islam. Lots of East Coast rappers are Muslim or know Muslims. Islam has long been a part of Black American culture. Malcolm X, Louis Farrakhan, the Honorable Elijah Muhammad and the Nation of Islam and Muhammad Ali have had a positive effect in the view of Black Americans. We understand that terrorism and extremism comes from a small segment of Muslims and does not represent the majority of Muslims. Black American have differentiated between the average Muslim and the extremist. There are average Christians and extremist Christians in our society and there are disagreements between the two.

    If you ask the Average American Black person if they like Muslims after Sept 11th, they would probably say they don’t have a problem with Muslims in general, just the extremists who commit terrorist acts. If they live in Chicago, or New York, L.A. or San Francisco, they might even be Muslim or have Muslim friends or family. Sept 11 has no real bearing against Muslims to those who understand, or have a decent understanding about the faith of Islam. If you ask the average White American what they think about Muslims, I’m sure you will hear something different.

    There is so much to be said on the topic. But all of humanity needs to exercise, communication, tolerance, understanding and respect for human life no matter what we call ourselves.

  14. I was in 11 grade and we could see the smoke coming from the Pentagon when we looked out a window in a hallway in my school building. Shit was crazy and no one knew how to react. No one knew whether or not we had lost any one. No one knew what to say. It was a sad day in DC. Later that night, I found out that my 6th grade teacher who I adored was on that plane that crashed into the Pentagon. I didn’t get a chance to tell her how much her class meant to me and how much she meant to me. It’s taught me to never lose touch with the people who really impact your life. Before you know it, you might not get that chance to show/tell your love and appreciation. It hasn’t made me fearful though because God always has a plan, you might not understand the why right now…but you’ll see it manifest itself later.

  15. This was a CRAZY day. My 1st day of college, I saw all the smoke riding on the LIRR going to FTC. The conductor announced what happened but I didn’t believe it, in fact no one did. I felt that nothing could happen to America, especially NYC. It didn’t hit me till i arrived at school and everyone was walking around like zombies. There was a steal silence, it was as if everything was in slow motion. Sadly, there was one student who lost her mom. None of us new each other but we all consoled her as if we had been friends for ever. Its so sad that it took an event like that for us to become one. Ones color, race, or class mattered. We all pulled together to make sure the other was taken care of.

    I was on edge all day, the phone system was completely shut down. I had a younger brother that was in elementary school a couple avenues over, and a mother that was recovering from surgery. I was too far to go pick him up so I was so concerned for him. The act of not KNOWING was a killer for me.

    Although, it was an HORRIBLE experience, it was amazing to see our city pull together as ONE. It gave me HOPE for the world to one day live Lovingly and Peacefully.

    Asjai Lou

  16. I will not fly!!! Every snice that day I refuse to get on a plane!!!
    Something that am really working on.. I really hate having that fear..
    I worked near the world trade center and watching that second plane hit has
    Never left my mind.. RIP 2 all those that died that day…

  17. I will never forget getting those early morning phone calls and turning on the TV to watch the first tower fall. I immediately thought of PEARL HARBOR, and wondered what targets were next! As I watched the events unfold my heart went out to all those people in New York, some scared, some brave, and I became angry and wanted to join the MARINE CORP to go kick some ass..

    Its a shame that we now know the real story behind 9/11, CAT WILLIAMS sums it up best.
    Between 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina I didn’t know what to think about our government, Thank God for Barrack Obama!!!!!!

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  18. It made me realize that we’re neither invincible nor immune to bad things. But the aftermath also made me feel even more that we’re Loved because we’re still here today to say, “This is what happened 8 years ago.” Just goes to show that we have the Promise that when everything falls and the sacred is torn from our lives we’re still Held. (quoted from a song that I wish I would’ve written)

  19. I was in college when 9/11 happened. For me, 9/11 made me realize that we have to pay attention to the world around us. People tend to only pay attention to local news. I didn’t accept the reasoning that was presented as to why it happened, I researched for my self. And my eyes are far more opened to the world and the suffering that many continue to face. There is nothing more dangerous that a person with no hope. And there are alot of hopeless people in this world. We need to understand that we are global citizens, not just American citizens. What we do and don’t do here effects people all over the world and they won’t be ignored.

    Also, I’m paranoid as hell on the train, crossing bridges and going through tunnels in NYC now. I don’t think that will ever leave me. I’m still a little shaky going in high rise buildings. So I can only imagine what those who survived being in the towers must be facing.

    On a more positive note, it made me feel good to see how kind people were towards one another in NYC in the days following 9/11.

  20. Excuse any typos and I hope it makes sense. I typed that out on my phone and I don’t feel like proof reading.

  21. shoot the same way like i been before 9.11 scared of planes.. and shoot trust sumone one wearin a burka or sum sheet on their head gettin on a plane blk white osama bin laden mama i dont curr u aint flyin with me lookin like that hahaha…lol

  22. Wow, 8 years ago…I had just moved to NYC, and I was teaching in a NYC classroom, when parents just started running in and grabbing their kids. The library was next to my classroom, and this old librarian used to keep the t.v. on to watch her soap operas. I stuck my head in to see what the commotion was all about and watched the second plane hit.

    A month later…I moved to Jersey City. I continued to work in NYC public, but I was amazed at how the perception of what really happened was different in other cities. That October, I traveled to Montreal. The newspapers painted such a completely different story. I’ve always been aware that the media is tainted, but this was of historic proportion.

    This was the beginning of the end. BUSH…started his nonsense, and the government just became that much more transparent.

    Most of all, I realized how much of the world we simply don’t control, that we’ve lived a very sheltered life, and that people in other countries live through war in their homelands each and every single day.

  23. To see it first hand I WORK NOT TO FAR FROM THE PENTAGON maybe a few blocks and when they struck in new york no one knew what was going to happen next then we were on a lookout and next thing we…..saw a plane fly past and it was going fast and then…… All I remember is that it felt like a earth quake shattered glass windows busted and I fell back and I had a few friends who worked there and they died and so today I went to the memorial and it was very hard seeing that and I cried because up here in D.C it was quite no planes no birds all quite and you could smell death i’m mixed with some indian and I will never forget that day my grandfather who is also indian was in his hospital bed and said there going to get us. I was so scared it was devastating to me to be in that situation. Near there some schools in D.C were the same with the busted windows and It was so hard to see that. And it make’s me upset to know they still have not got the person/mastermind behind this If you were here in D.C or New York you will really know what that day felt like it was devastating to our country but to be at the TWO PLACE’S and feel that hurt is so sad and horrific

  24. It was a bad situation, but what was more saddening was the profiling that took place thereafter. It became a nightmare for some people (especially those of Arabic descent) when flying. They were projected to long screenings, interviews, and the like just because they looked a certain way and were Muslims. I mean c’mon…..

  25. And let me tell you something the things you use to be able to do you cant there use to be a mall It was open to the public you could go inside of the pentagon no not more they had a subway right there now it has to be about 100 yards away no more of that It was so sad and now you cant do half the things you were able to do.

  26. WELL, I WASN’T EFFECTED BY BECAUSE I WASN’T THERE TO SEE IT ALL. I DON’T EVEN HAVE FAMILY THAT LIVED NEAR THE TWIN TOWERS. WHEN I WAS IN THE 7TH GRADE, I DO REMEMBER WHEN I CAME HOME FROM SCHOOL SO I CAN WATCH RERUNS OF “IN THE HOUSE.” AND ALL I REMEMEBER WAS CHANGING THE CHANNEL, AND ALL I SEE IS THE NEWS ABOUT IT. I WAS LIKE MAN, I CAN’T WATCH TV NOW, THIS SUCKS. BUT A YEARS LATER, WHEN 9/11/2002, I CARED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPEN. IS IT TRUE THAT ONE OF THE BACK STREET BOYS DIE FROM 9/11?

  27. 3 things I will FOREVER remember about this day:

    1. those bastards lived next door to my son’s school.. wtf?

    2. one of them fuckers came into my store to buy a bunch of maps of new york…guess who checked him out?..yeah…ME…I can’t get his fuckin face outta my head and the smirk he did when my manager made a joke to him that he must be a cab driver with all of those maps!! yeah..real nice!!

    3. My cousin was born on this day…at least something good happened!!

  28. What can i say, i am Muslim and i live in u.k my religion has been made to look an evil religion all over the media.

    Islam in English means peace… A Muslim means a believer in or adherent of Islam..

    We dont engage in any sort of harming people, infact it upsets me to see that a small minority of muslims might take things to extreme.

    Never the less – Its painful to me to see innocent people have been murderd, in a awful way. No one nor family should go through that.

    Thank you.

  29. Being from NY, I was a little worried for my family who is still there. I have learned to trust God even more, and know that through his son Jesus I have peace..

  30. Without going into detail man, it confirmed things for me Bro. It just confirmed some things.

  31. WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’VE BEEN A BIT PARANOID EVER SINCE 9/11, BUT NOT TO THE POINT WHERE I’M AFRAID TO LEAVE MY HOUSE OR ANYTHING ITS JUST I’VE BECAME MORE CAREFUL AND AWARE NOW.

  32. Sept.11 didnt effect me personally but emotionally when i turned on the tv that morning my heart just went out to all those who were effected by 9-11 made me hug my mama a lil tighter and tell her i love her everyday because you never know that might be your last i love you every minute we live we are just another minute closer

  33. Hello JD,

    This day is so clear to me and I remember I was so scared. I was at work waiting on my assistant to come in so I could go to a meeting and she came in crying saying should could not get her brother on the phone. My feelings were hurt once watching the news and seeing was really going on. The cell phone calls that were played that took me down………..

    Thank you for asking
    Patrice

  34. I have so many things from this day in my head that I’m still trying to forget. One of them is images of people jumping to their deaths and what went along with it. I used to have nightmares from that shit. The feeling that I literally felt when the first tower fell. If I wasn’t on crutches I would’ve fell with them. Just too fucking real…scared the shit outta me.

    My memories from this day coincide with my military life at the time and it changed my outlook at our “security”. When word came out that the FBI and CIA had shit about this attack prior to it happening, it just reminded me of the attacks on Pearl Harbor. The assholes back then had info that an attack was imminent and did nothing until it was too late. I still have no faith in our security to this day. I always knew that NY and DC would be hit first if we were ever attacked. Just a dayum shame that our two most important security groups couldn’t work together to keep 2970 innocent people from dying over hate. Now we have almost twice that amount of deaths from our troops fighting for shit that no longer exists (but best believe it waaas there) and from people that refuse to let the innocent alone and keep blowing them up. We’ll never win the war on terror simply because of countries like Syria that like to hide terrorists and their equipment without any thought.

  35. I can still remember being in a meeting and one of the staff came in an announced that a plane had hit the Tower. I remeber intially being pissed that she came in w/o knocking. When the second plane hit it was surreal. How could this be happening in the USA? I now realized more than ever that you can be taken away in an instant. If there is a person in your life that you have not told them how you feel – Tell them. Live life to the fullest and dance as if no one is watching. Smile . Do something for someone, a stranger and don’t look for praise.

  36. I hope no one takes this the wrong way but stuff like this doesn’t effect Black ppl the same as White ppl. Nevertheless, on this day I think we were as one unlike any other time in history past, present, and possibly future. This day has more than one significance bcuz it brings back one of the last memories I have of my Dad who at the time was battling lung cancer. When I came home I asked him did he know what was going on and we sat and watched tv and discussed it. RIP!!!! We can be touched over here so we need to stop this internal turmoil and come together, it’s that what the “U” in USA stands for?

  37. I didn’t know anyone in 911 brought back memories of my 1st week in restuarant management I remember watching the tv after the 1st plane hit and seeing the other one hit at actual time. It was amazing. I thought, “OMG this can not be real.”

    It also brought back memories of the Murrah bombing here in OKC. I worked for the YMCA adjacent to the Murrah Building for 4yrs ’89-93. Because many ppl frequented the Y I knew most of the ppl that were killed. Some ppl may know one or two of the persons that were killed or injured I knew more than half. Whether I had conversation with them or just seen them when they would come for lunch. I remember this day as if it were yesterday. I sat in my bed for 4 days watching ppl I knew and loved in devastation. I saw faces of children that were in the Y’s child care with my son. I had a guy I talked to all the time he worked with the Secret Service, Mickey, when we first met, he gave me his membership card and I said (out loud) “Oh you’re with the Secret Service,” and he whispered back, “Yeah, but it’s a secret!” After that we were the best of buddies. He was in the bombing. However, I’m not big on memorials. I like keeping spirits alive. I’ve read let the dead bury the dead.

    So my memories are bittersweet, the kind of memories that make you grateful for life, and mindful of ppl that will take it.

  38. i found God on that day

    i still question life almost every moment since

    LTL

  39. personally, it changed the way i veiwed my time on this earth. their was no age limit 2 the people that lost their lives on 9/11. and the families devistated by loosing loved ones is unimaginable. i was fortunate that i personally did not loose anyone on that day but i, like millions of others, couldnt help feeling this terrible loss of spirit as a person and as an american. it made me more aware of the country that i live in and of what other countries thought about us. it made me look at our government differently as well. and i will admitt that sometimes in my day 2 day existence i 4get about 9/11 but many of the things that i have changed in my day 2 day life are due 2 the events of that day. GOD be with us all.

  40. @seldom seen73 Regardless of our race, this happened on our soil and all races were affected. They all lost a part of themselves in those buildings. Kids of all races lost 1 or both parents in that area. People from foreign countries lost their lives in those towers. Talk like that whether intentional or not is what is still keeping us from being united as one. I’m black and that affected me just as much as my white, hispanic, and asian friends. You don’t speak for all black people…

  41. i was in tha 5th grade when it happened..and i remember my class was coming up from gym and my teacher was sitting down watching the tv and when he saw the second plane hit tha tower..tha whole room was gloom..tha class clown was soo down..everyone had parents or family member tht worked in the towers…it was a crazy day..it jus showed me to not take family for granted and those who are close to you dont lose them because tomorrw is not promised to anyone

  42. I agree with AnitaLTL when she said she lost confidence in our national security… I was in college at the time and my roommate woke me up from a deep sleep and told me we were being attacked and I just remember thinking damn how. I went to his side of the room and started watching and I remember we were asking ourselves how did that big hole get on the side of the building. As we were talking another plane slammed into the building and I went crazy. I am from Detoit and here I was in Cali attending school and thinking how in the hell am I suppose to go home if the United States CIA and FBI let some people take over American planes. It took me five years to go home, not because I could not but because my confidence was shaken. Since I had to take root here in Cali I have been here ever since and that’s how it affected me.

  43. Before this day, i was an airline employee with a major airline in baltimore then ATL, since Dec 1992, my first real job, and i will never forget how AA spokesperson got on tv and blamed airline employees for opening the back door for these parasites to hijack these aircrafts. i didn’t watch the news for a year or so and i still don’t want to allow the media to insult my intelligence anymore. Bush needed us to forget that he had stolen the election, so he caused these events so that we would forget that he let his horns show, and he would look like some kind of Savior. F**K it, i said it, what anybody do about it, i’m still trying to recover financially from the aftermath of that day. So they can get in line if they are gonna try to sue me for saying what i believe. Bush family owned a lot of stock in American Arilines when it all went down, then after it was done, they sold out. Now we have to house and feed these parasites. I say blind fold and execute them on late night tv, so that Americans and any opposition will see and know that America is not going to house and feed, or leave u alive to come back with any bully bulls**t ever.
    Peace of Mind

    Pretty Brown Eyes

  44. It made me focus & realize that terrorism in United States is real as it is abrodd. At the time of the 9/11 attack I was eating lunch and watching the News, as it unfolded. I was totally shocked and dismayed all at the same time. So, basically, it open my eyes to the reality of a what if. Always and forevermore Surgeryfree and FLAWLESS

  45. @ Anita
    I never said it didn’t effect Black ppl, I said it effects us differently than it does White ppl. Ppl I think we should respect and understand others comments b4 we judge them. We are all Americans and I stand by that until the end but that attack was not meant for us. Even the “stuff” in the mail, whose mail was getting contaminated? Not ours. My comment was not racially provoked but that’s just the way I see it.

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  47. My heart goes out to all the survivors and family of the fallen in sept 11, as well as the rescuers. I was not directly effected by this historical American Tragedy, but indirectly it did effective my life as well as other Americans. Life in America changed after 911. Our relaxed freedom here in America were robbed from us. Now we have to endure extra security @ airports, verify our identity, monitor and screen our calls, be dilengltly about who we entertain, and much more. We suffered such a great loss, and we still are experiencing that loss through military soldiers who are aboard while defending our country in a war against terrorism. Sept 11, truly changed each and everyone of our lives. Unfortunately, it was a wake up call that we will never forget. Now, it is behind us, and as Americans our eyes are open. We are alert and ready for Whatever, Whenever, and However. God Bless America!

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