Do you think those of us who were around during Sept. 11th will ever fully get over it in our lifetime?

Question

I still think about it a lot. Not all the time, but it's always there, and I think it always will be. Does anyone else feel the same? I mean I'm not saying we should ever forget. I just wonder if it'll get easier..

Answer 1

It was a tragic ordeal. Horrible. I remember I was at work when our boss walked in and said the Trade Center was just hit. I was didn't believe him at first, but then someone else backed him up. It freaked me out, even tho I live thousands of miles away from there. As soon as I got home I started to call my family and friends to tell them I love them. I felt so sorry for all those people who were killed and the families they left behind. It may get easier I don't know, it's to hard to say. I remember being on a high terrorist alert for quiet awhile. I never ever thought this would happen in the United States, goes to show that anything can happen.

Answer 2

I used to work in tower two of The World Trade Center, even though I had left that job almost a year before the attacks, so I felt a personal connection to the events of September 11th but even so I don't feel that I have been scarred for life and my initial reaction was one of rage as opposed to depression. I suppose I will always look at the NY skyline and imagine a hole where the towers used to be, just as some at Pearl Harbor probably felt that the Arizona should still be riding at anchor, but that is a long way from not being able to "get over" the events of that day. I believe that the memory will get easier with time. For those who lost loved ones it will take longer than the rest of us but time will gradually ease their pain as well.

Answer 3

I would not suggest going to see that new movie with Nicholas cage in it then cause thats what it's about. Honey that is going in the history books no one will ever forget. It will always be in the back of you head. Hell, I still remember what i was doing when it came across the radio. I was heart broke and so was everyone else in the world. It will get easier with time but you'll remember it for the rest of you life. I now the movie will make me cry like a baby again, I don't think i could make it through it, let alone again. I had to live it once I don't want to do it again. Hope I could help.

Answer 4

I was 11 when it happened and I will never forget the tragedy that befell our country.
We all must remember that many people (firefighters, policemen, and paramedics) died during the awful moments of the collapse of the towers. One good example of the horror of that day is the movie FLIGHT 93, it shows how the reaction was delayed, why it happened, and why we did not have a good response to the attack. We just were not prepared. AMERICA YOU NEED TO SEE FLIGHT 93, IT IS THE BEST EXAMPLE AND EXPLANITION WE HAVE!!! Anyway, when I saw Flight 93 (now mind you I am 14 and not a lot makes me cry, the last thing that did that was my Granny passing) and it came to the clip of the Jumbo Jet smashing into the tower, I almost broke down crying.
Another time was the end when it give the perspective of Flight 93 and shows it from the cockpit where you can see the ground closing in FAST and as it crashes, the screen goes blank and the tributes play along with the credits, that was really pushing my water works. But the main reason I started to well-up is because it made me realise that when tihs happened all of these people died, and it also made me realise that when the Jumbo Jet crashed ito the tower, the people on the tower levals above the intro point of the Jet would die, and all the people on the Jet died, and all the people on the levles that the jet struck died. When I realised what really happened, and what these terriorist did IT INFURIATED ME, I wanted to fly to Iraq and shot all the terriorist dead.
But what REALLY upset me was that all of the Americans in the buildings died, that all of those American lives were lost, I did not care if they were African-American, or Chinease-American, or anything like that, I just bundled them into one group and just felt like I was going to burst into tears.
You must understand that I value life to its fullest extent, but when those people died it made me feel as if my life was just a little spec. I wanted to avenge all the people who were WRONGFULLY AND FORCEFULLY killed. I thought of all the innocent lifes lost and the value of a mother lost, and a grandparent, and a dad.
I felt sorry for all the famlies that lost someone near and dear, I felt sorry for the people on the flights that had no choice.
I felt horrible for all the people who just...just...Died...
We cannot undo the events of that day, BUT FOR THE SAKE OF GOD, WE MUST REMEMBER ALL OF THE INNOCENT PEOPLE WHO DIED THAT DAY!!!!!!!!!!!ALL THE CHILDREN, THE MOMS, THE DADS, THE GRANDPARENTS, THE AUNTS AND UNCLES.
WE CANNOT LET THEM BE FORGOTTEN, WE MUST REMEMBER THEM FOR NOW AND FOR MILINNIA INTO THE FUTURE.

Jeff F

Answer 5

People talk about moments that everyone in their generation remembers. For some it was VE or VJ day, others the day Kennedy was killed. Some remember the Apollo moon landing, while others remember the Challeneger disaster (That's me). The events of 9/11 are similarly ingrained in the consciousness of most individuals as well as our national identity. "Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning" by Alan Jackson (country music, but read the words if you don't like the genre) really captures the emoption of that day.

I do not think we will ever forget that day, nor should we. I will always remember where I was, and what I was doing when I found out. "Teaching a class full of innocent children....."

Answer 6

I dont think we should get over it. It was a lesson that we as Americans learned together that fateful day. I watched Flight 93 just recently and literally shook throughout the duration of that movie. Unfortunately it was just lesson one. In the Muslim world terroism is a fertile breeding ground. The Koran and Hadiths teach that Allah cannot return until any and all unbelievers are cleansed from the earth. Fellow Americans should use the lessons and memories of 9/11 as motivation to solidify the mental resolve to defeat the tyranny inflicted by these militant and murderous muslims.If you assert that the average Muslim is exempt then perhaps you can explain to me why large crowds of "peaceful" muslims were dancing in the streets after 9/11. Be vigilant and steadfast America and in time our childrens future will be secure from the scourge of religious facsism and tyranny.Good day.God Bless America!

Answer 7

I do not think that anyone in the usa will get that picture of the two towers out of there mind during their lifetime and then the days to follow. I know that the we have not seen the last of the terror, I might just be a country girl & I don't live the in the fast pace of the world but I do not think that other nations have any idea of what that day did to all of us. God Bless the USA! Let out Flag forever fly.

Answer 8

I know I'll never fully get over 9/11. It would help a lot to catch OBL, but he seems to be tough to find. To me it would be poetic justice to see him thrown out onto the field at Yankee stadium during the 7th inning stretch on Bat Day, or to see if Boeing would donate a 767 just to see if the boys from the NYFD could actually shove one up his ***. Of course, all this would have to occur while his balls were hanging from the Pentagon's front door. But I'm not bitter.

Answer 9

I doubt anyone will forget it,we shouldnt.I mean,maybe some of us didnt have family members in it,but we are americans too.Apart of us will always remember that day.Many familys lost loved ones,mothers lost sons and children lost parents it was a tragic day and one that should be,and will be remembered by us and probably the future generations will read about it in the history books.It was quite a tragic day.God bless those familys,and always keep in mind those lost on that tragic day!

Answer 10

It will depend upon your experiences that day. People, especially young people who were removed from it emotionally and physically will think of it only in the abstract. Those who followed each moment or were involved very emotionally will not. I remember the day vividly and still get choked up when I see images of it. I don't think that will ever change. My son worked Ground Zero, and it has also changed his life.