September 11, 2001 was a beautiful fall day. The sky didn't have any clouds and the weather was just beautiful.
I imagine that Brian got up early - as was normal for week days -- and got ready to go to his job at Cantor Fitzgerald (which was on the 104th floor of World Trade Center #1).
As he was leaving his home in NJ and on his comute to NYC what was he thinking? That it was a beautiful day? A great day to be alive. Was he thinking about work? Or maybe about his family, his parents, brothers and their families?
As he got to work and settled in to doing his job on the trading floor it must have seemed like a thousand other work days. Then at 8:45 AM his world started crashing in around him.
There is no way of knowing if Brian and his co-workers really knew what was happening. Ifknew what was happening. What they were thinking, how frightened they must have been.
There was no way for Brian to know (or to begin to understand) that terrorist from thousands of miles away had decided that this was the day they were going to kill thousands of Americans.
(to read more about Brian's life click here --->> Brian Cummins)
I know exactly were I was and what I was doing when I heard the news of the attacks. I bet you do. The attacks have affected each of us in different ways. Watching the news at the time was almost impossible. It hurt seeing all the destruction that was happening in NYC, Washington DC, and in PA.
September 11, 2001 slowly came to have a face. Itwas the face of terrorist. The face of Bin Laden. But I urge you today not think of his face, or of the terrorist. No, don't let them have that place in your thoughts and in your memories of that day.
Picture instead the picture above of Brian. A 38 year old man that didnothing but go to work one day. And that caused him his life. Take the time to go here -->>2,996 » List of Participants
and click on each of 3173 names that are listed there. Go read the tributes in honor of those that died that day. Look at the faces. Remember them. Remember to think of them and their families on each and every September 11th that comes around. Don't give the terriorst any space in your head. They don't deserve it.
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25 comments:
Outstanding entry.
Hugs, Sugar
Wow....beautiful!
Lisa
Great sentiments ,well done ,.,.,.,Jan xx
I love your tribute! Great job. and thanks for the links. I am going to try and visit as many as I can. Still working on my tribute too. : ) Hugs and GBU, Shelly
Kathy ~
Your tribute to Brian is very moving. Thanks for being a caring person and sharing your thoughts and efforts in this endeavor. It's a very touching memorial and I will use the links often, I'm sure.
Suzy C.
Beautiful tribute. I really enjoyed reading this. Very touching.
Pam
Thank you for the tribute............
Excellent! Thank you for participating in this very worthwhile tribute!
Martha
a lovely tribute hun,beautiful xxzoexx
http://journals.aol.co.uk/zoepaul6968/DomesticAbuse/
What an excellent tribute.
Barb
Beautiful!
Lisa
Very Very nice!!!!!!!!!!
Deb
Perfect, my friend, just perfect! Many blessings, Penny http://journals.aol.com/firestormkids04/FromHeretoThere
I've just finished reading through your last couple entries. Thank you for your wonderful thoughts and for yourtribute to one of the many who died. I expect that you have pleased Brian where ever he is. What an honor. Thank you. Regards, Bill.
I found your journal while doing a 9/11 memories search.... I love the tribute..... your journal is fantastic..... I have added it to my alerts.
God Bless
Carol
forgot to add my journal link... sorry
Carol
thank you for sharing this. Makes me sit and think and wonder. Always asking WHY.
XO lisa
makes it all so real. nad I will never forget where I was that day
I was at work in Pittsburgh. Weird because right after the shock of the Towers and the Pentagon, a low flying airplane flew right over our building...it was the plane that crashed in Shanksville, Pa. Life would never be the same, ever. The death toll was too staggering to comprehend. I will never, ever forget. Chris
Wonderful entry.
Barb
Here is the link to my 2996 Entry.
http://journals.aol.com/queenb8261/DiaryofaMadwoman/entries/2006/09/11/remembering-john-william-perry/1214
Beautiful entry remembering a fine man. How terrible it must have been for them in those lost moments. My thoughts go to his family and to all Americans today. The UK remembers as well. I have posted under the 2996 project. My victim was also 38 years old.
http://journals.aol.co.uk/jeanno43/JeannettesJottings/
Wonderful remembrance.
I linked your tribute at <a href="http://plancksconstant.org/blog1/2006/09/2996_tribute_to_vict.html">2996 tribute to victims of 9/11 - Terrence E Adderley</a>
Amen to that....TerryAnn
Beautiful tribute to Mr. Cummins. It's so hard to believe that Cantor Fitzgerald lost 658 employees that day. Reading through the tributes has been very hard. There was a Yahoo Group formed for the 2,996 participants, so we could have our own community. I have the link in my journal in the "News, Updates & Stupid People" entry, if you're interested. There are also Cantor Fitzgerald blogs and memorials that are being set up so all of their tributes will be together. All of that info is at the 2,996 Yahoo Group. Here's one of the links: http://2996cantorfitzgeraldfamily.blogspot.com/
Take care, Mandy ~
Great entry! GBU, Shelly
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