“Whatever you do in life will be insignificant but it is very important that you do it because you can’t know; you can’t ever really know the meaning of your life… and you don’t need to. Just know that your life has a meaning. Every life has a meaning, whether it lasts one hundred years or one hundred second. Every life and every death changes the world in its own way. Gandhi knew this. He knew his life would mean something to someone, somewhere, somehow. And he knew with as much certainty that he could never know that meaning. He understood that enjoying life should be of much greater concern then understanding it. And so do I. You can’t know. So don’t take it for granted, but don’t take it too seriously. Don’t postpone what you want. Don’t leave anything misunderstood. Make sure the people you care about know. Make sure they know how you really feel. Because just like that… IT COULD END.”
- Tyler (Remember Me)
Posts tagged 10 years.
$200,000,000,000 spent after the attacks 1,506,124 tonnes of debris removed from the site 3,051 children lost a parent 2,819 lives were taken in the attacks 1,609 people lost their wife/husband/boyfriend/girlfriend 99 days the buildings continued to burn 20 percent of Americans knew someone hurt/killed in the attacks 1 day changed the world. We will never forget. 10 years.
This is by far one of the most moving videos of 9/11 I’ve seen… to be placed in this position where you have to decide how you want to die is something I could never imagine. The people who jumped out of the windows have my respect… it takes a lot to do that. And to think that they woke up that morning thinking it would be a typical day at work… This is why I think it’s so important to tell people how you feel, and to never leave things unresolved or with harsh feelings… because you never know what may happen. Although I was very young at the time and couldn’t truly grasp what was going on… I understand now. My prayers are with those that lost their loved ones… and I pray that everyone who lost their life that day is in a much better place than this, where people decide it’s okay to take innocent lives. I will never understand what would motivate a human being to do something so disgusting and evil. But I will always remember that day for as long as I live. I may have only been six years old at the time, but it is most probably - up to this day - the most significant memory I had in my childhood.
