Guest Column
Jodi Freedman
Reflections on a sad and tragic day
What happened on Sept. 11 will stay with and affect everyone’s lives forever. It was a very sad and tragic day. So many innocent people were killed. Even firefighters and policemen were killed while trying to save people from the burning buildings. Nothing like this should have ever happened. The twin towers are gone.
When I heard the horrifying news during my world history class, I was so scared because I didn’t know what was going to happen next. I just wanted to be home with my family. At the same time, I was furious. Why would anyone want to do this to us? I thought we were at peace with everyone, but I guess I was wrong.
The kids in my school were crying along with the teachers. Even if they didn’t have family or friends in either of the buildings, they were still sad, angry and scared.
There are many rumors going around. No one should jump to conclusions, and no one should be saying things if they don’t know whether or not they are true. We know that the individuals who did this will pay for it. But the rumors have to stop because things are going to be misheard and then told to somebody else, and it’s just going to be very chaotic.
Some of my friends have lost loved ones, and it’s very upsetting. None of these people should have died. They didn’t do anything wrong, yet they were the ones who had to suffer the worst. My prayers are with everyone who lost friends and family. My prayers are even with people who didn’t lose anyone.
I’m just hoping that was the end. I don’t want our country to go into war because then we’ll lose even more innocent people — I mean soldiers.
I think everyone should live each day to the fullest because you never know what’s going to happen. Every day when you go to school or work, tell your family members that you love them because you might never see them again. None of the people who lost their lives on Sept. 11 got to say goodbye to their friends or family, and their families didn’t get to say goodbye to them. How sad is that?
We need to take action so that nothing like this ever happens again. This shows that life is precious and that each moment that we are alive we should thank each other and thank God for what we have.
The terrorists may think that they brought us down and that this may ruin our lives, but they are wrong. I have never seen so many people trying to help each other. If anything has changed, it would be that Americans have been brought together for the first time. We have united as one.
Jodi Freedman, age 14, is a resident of Monroe and a freshman at Monroe Township High School