Sep 11, 2020
Welcome to episode #285 of dHarmic Evolution
Chances are that you know of someone who was in some way affected by the 9/11 terror attacks launched by Al Qaeda in 2001.
Where were you on that day? I for one, remember in complete
detail all the events for that day.
I was at a seminar in a hotel conference hall that was filled to
the brim with people.
I’m not very sure what the person in charge was teaching about, but
I clearly remember someone walking in and began doing a play by
play of what was happening in downtown Manhattan.
It all felt so surreal. With 2,977 dead, 25,000 injured, September 11th, 2001 was undoubtedly a horrible nightmare for almost all Americans and our allies and friends throughout the world.
Remembering the survivors.
We have details of the first responders and witnesses over what
happened on that day. We, however, don’t have as many details from
the families on how the experience was for them.
What has been able to help us understand these scenes from the
victims' perspective are the phone calls that were made between the
people trapped in the building and their families.
Technology still hadn’t evolved as much as it has today, and phones
played a very crucial role in how the events of that day played
out.
For example, The united airlines' flight 93 which was also hijacked
by Al Qaeda terrorists, and was initially intended to blast into
the Capitol building crashed into a field in Pennsylvania when the
passengers and crew tried to regain control of it after getting
phone calls from their family members over what had just occurred
in New York.
The value of family
Looking back at the whole incident, and also through the phone
calls that were made on that day. One can’t help but appreciate the
value of family.
Unfortunately, so many of us take our families for granted, up
until it’s too late, and we no longer have the time or resources to
be with them.
Be grateful for the family you have. So many people out there would
give anything to be with their loved ones who have been taken away
from them. If you’re one of the lucky few who still has a family by
your side, then be with them before it’s too late for you too.
The Tribute in Light
The two columns which are lit up every year on September 11 from
the ground upwards (replicating the structure of the Twin Towers
that were destroyed) won’t be projected this year.
Commonly known as the tribute in light, the event has been
canceled this year, following concerns brought by the coronavirus
pandemic.
Instead of the projections, the National September 11 museum is
planning to host an alternative event that will involve buildings
across the city illuminating their structures with blue lights.
Timestamps
02:42 Moment of silence for the 9/11 attacks
03:52 How I spent my day on 9/11
05:21 Remembering the first responders
06:35 What the 9/11 survivors experienced.
09:09 Flight 93
10:53 Appreciate the value of family
13:09 The annual blue lights ceremony
21:09 Listen to Speak to me
Selected links
The New York Times - 9/11 Light Tribute to Take Different
Shape
History.com
- Flight 93
Reel Truth History Documentaries - 9/11: Phone Calls from People
Trapped in the Towers | 911 Documentary
NY
Mag - 9/11 by the Numbers
Speak to Me by James Kevin O’Connor
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