This is a very good idea for a topic. I've actually thought about this myself and realized how much it displays a good example of the fact that we really DO remember everything we do, but our minds just store it somewhere where we can't access it at will... Only something like September 11th could make us remember the slightest details of the previous day.
My story, while probably not as interesting or sad as some of yours, is quite memorable for me.
I was actually in the city on September 10th, on the upper west side, visiting a friend. I remember walking through Central Park. It was a gorgeous, peaceful day... And it was the last day that my life would be the way it was for 18 years. Free of any fear.
(Not to say I walk around in riot gear and avoid trips to the city. In fact, it's quite the opposite. I still find myself downtown at least twice a week, and that's not going to stop. But the thought is there. The threat is there... even if it's in the back of my mind. It's there, and it's real.)
But this is the real kicker of my September 10th. I live in The Bronx, and in order to get to the 1-9 train that takes me into the city, I need to walk down a long hill. The great thing about this hill is that it's so high up, that at a certain point, you can see straight into the city on a clear day/night. September 10th was a clear day. I remember looking at my friend and saying "Check it out. You can see the Twin Towers and the Empire State Building perfectly today." Little did I know that would be the last time I looked at those buildings. Little did I know I would be standing on the same spot on that hill the next day only to see massive clouds of smoke hovering over Manhattan.
Now, every time I walk down that hill, especially at night when the buildings are lit, I take a look at the Empire State Building and the Crysler Building, and appreciate it. But some part of me, as much as I don't want to think this way, tells me it could be the last time I look and see those buildings. As sick as that sounds, we live in an even sicker world.
So that's my September 10th story... Take it for what it's worth.
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