September 11, 2006 - at WTC site

As I mentioned in my first blog, I work on Wall Street, Downtown NY. Everyday I take PATH train from my place to WTC (World Trade Center) and walk to Wallstreet. I have been seeing this tragic place everyday twice since I came here(thats like from November 2005). I have seen news channels right there covering the improvement in the reconstrution of the site many times. Everyday,I see guides explaining the beauty of the no more exisiting twin towers to hundreds of tourists. Some times, I felt sad for a while when I saw flowers and notes for the loved ones there. Lots of thoughts come to mind and go whenever I pass that area. But, never felt so deeply emotional as I felt today. :(

Today, September 11, 2006 - Its been 5 years that the world's worst terrorist attack killed nearly 3,000 people . The site was filled with hundreds of people today. The families and friends who lost their loved ones at the World Trade Center had gathered at Ground Zero for a solemn ceremony. I saw many pictures on the wired walls of the site. Some of them were of the Victim's pictures, some of fire fighter's who died while saving others. Flowers everywhere. Some people were just sitting down on the platform with the pictures , staring at site. God knows what was exactly going in their mind. I could only feel the pain when I tired looking into few eyes. There were 2-3 places where the victims' spouses, partners, kids or relatives were reading names of the victims and they were also telling how they are missing them. This also included some music with it.

At one place in front of the site, people were ringing huge bells . There were three huge bells. When I passed by, a small girl was pulling the long thread to ring the bell and there were many other kids who had lined up behind her waiting for their chance. Many NYPD officers , fire fighters too had assembled at the site in full uniform to salute their dear colleagues who had a heroic death while saving others.

I was deep hurt. Only question I had was, "HOW CAN SOMEONE REALLY EVEN THINK OF KILLING OTHERS? THAT TOO WHEN THEY DON EVEN KNOW EXACTLY WHOM ARE THEY KILLING? " . I don even want to ask, why they wanted to kill so many innocent people, because before doing that I will have to do enough research on how all these things triggered and who triggered. When will "THEY" realise that - "While taking revenges on each other, they are hurting innocent people".

My condolences to all who lost their dear ones in this terrorist attack.