Nigel hadn’t really planned to visit Ground Zero/The World Trade Centre, but, when he realised it was very near to where he was, he decided that he would go to pay his respects.
He didn’t feel that he could do any of the tours, what happened in 2001 was still too overwhelmingly horrific.
Too many people had died ………. and too many people had seen and been through the unbelievable ……
……… that at this time, for Nigel, just visiting one of the two Memorial Pools would be enough for him ……..
He took a few minutes to reflect and think of all the families whose hearts had been broken in such a cruel way, the lives that would never be the same again and the resilience of those who survived, witnessed, and risked their lives to save others …………
He then moved on, but not without with curiosity getting the better of him when he saw how mind blowing and eerily beautiful the Transportation Hub was ……………
………. words, he said, couldn’t describe just how ethereal and peaceful it was considering its purpose, both from the outside and the inside …….. but he did liken it to being what it must be like to be swallowed by a whale …….. I’ll leave it there!
A powerful place.
ReplyDeleteOverwhelmingly poignant and hallowed ground......almost too hard to believe what happened that day.......I actually saw it happen; had the tv on and flipping through the channels, paused at a morning show broadcasting from NYC......the studio background was a huge window overlooking the city and the plane flew across the screen and with great force crashed into the building....... it was unreal as people in the studio started yelling for everyone to look out the window at the frightening scene.......in those first moments, we had no idea it was a terrorist attack with other attacks occurring at the same time......almost unbearable to this day.......Love, Dianne
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