"Never Forget"

9/11 was one of the worst days in the history of our country. Every year I like to do something to remember that day and the millions of people affected by it. This year I was fortunate enough to be able to attend the play “9/11- A Day in the Life of a People.” The play was held in the Theatre Building and ran by one of the theatre classes here. It was a very interesting play as it took the audience into the lives’ of people directly affected by the attacks on the World Trade Center. A firefighter, nurse and stock exchange broker were a few of the people portrayed. These three stood out to me because their acts were very powerful and you felt as if they were the actual people who went through the experience they were sharing. The firefighter talked about how he had to carry equipment up the stairs of the Twin Towers because that was the only way up. What stuck out about his part was he said people kept telling him “Don’t go up there” and he responded with “That’s our job” and kept on going up. It truly made me realize how brave and courageous those firefighters were that day. Another act that stood out to me was the nurse. She was very confused on why we were being attacked just like everyone else that day. “What did we do? Why are they attacking us?”, she kept saying. You could really feel her confusion as well as her passion for wanting to help which is why she stood out to me. The stock exchange broker also stood out to me because every single one of her friends died that day. You could see how devastating that day was for her by just looking at her tears. They said it all.

9/11 was hard for me but seeing the lives’ of people who were directly affected by the attacks being portrayed right in front of me made me realize I was very lucky that day. I couldn’t imagine losing a loved one to those attacks. I was only in 1^st grade at the time so I couldn’t really grasp how devastating that day was until I got older. Now that I am 18 years old, I realize it is important to never forget that day and always remember the people who died and the people who fought for us. Something else I found interesting from the play was that through all the confusion people were still helping each other.  Everyone could have easily been self-centered and focused on themselves but they didn’t and thought about others in need. Overall, it was a great play and I will definitely go if it’s here again next year.