that an employer overlooking ground zero doesn't even mention 9/11. I am really disgusted. It's not even mentioned on the intranet. No moment of silence, nothing.
I'm really disgusted with this company. I look at ground zero from my desk. HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE!!
Monday, September 11, 2006
Anger and Sadness
I left early for work today, trying to get ahead of the crowd. I didn't succeed. But that's okay. They were there as my train pulled into the path station this morning. Everyone was quiet and polite. I looked into the hole that still mars the landscape and i wanted to cry. Five years ago I would never have believed I would be taking the Path into the city everyday. But anger drew me to it.
When I was offered two jobs in August of 2002, I chose the one in New York. I was angry. I wanted to get back at the monsters who did this. How could I contribute, I wondered on and off for almost a year. I considered joining the military, but as much as I want/wanted blood for what happened, I don't think I could look through the barrell of a rifle and pull the trigger. Eventually after I graduated, I was offered two jobs, one in Maryland and one in New York.
The job in Maryland was more money and sounded like more fun. I would do a lot of travelling, I had a lot of friends in the area.
But I chose to come to New York, I know it wasn't much of a contribution, but I would come and work and spend my money and support the city. The job was right downtown, two blocks from Ground Zero. When I first started coming, I took the ferry to work from Jersey City. I walked by Ground Zero everyday, I want to remember, I want my anger on the surface, boiling, I want to remember that anger until we hunt every monster down. Once the PATH station was rebuilt, I immediately began taking it. Not only would I walk by Ground Zero, I now ride through the PIT, and my anger returns and I am content.
I never liked New York, and I still don't. Too many liberals for me. But being an American is a privilige but I also feel we need to make sacrifices. I know my sacrifice isn't much, but believe me, it's very hard tom be a conservative in New York. But I grieved for my fellow Americans. Atleast if I came and worked, I would help rebuild the great city of New York.
When I was offered two jobs in August of 2002, I chose the one in New York. I was angry. I wanted to get back at the monsters who did this. How could I contribute, I wondered on and off for almost a year. I considered joining the military, but as much as I want/wanted blood for what happened, I don't think I could look through the barrell of a rifle and pull the trigger. Eventually after I graduated, I was offered two jobs, one in Maryland and one in New York.
The job in Maryland was more money and sounded like more fun. I would do a lot of travelling, I had a lot of friends in the area.
But I chose to come to New York, I know it wasn't much of a contribution, but I would come and work and spend my money and support the city. The job was right downtown, two blocks from Ground Zero. When I first started coming, I took the ferry to work from Jersey City. I walked by Ground Zero everyday, I want to remember, I want my anger on the surface, boiling, I want to remember that anger until we hunt every monster down. Once the PATH station was rebuilt, I immediately began taking it. Not only would I walk by Ground Zero, I now ride through the PIT, and my anger returns and I am content.
I never liked New York, and I still don't. Too many liberals for me. But being an American is a privilige but I also feel we need to make sacrifices. I know my sacrifice isn't much, but believe me, it's very hard tom be a conservative in New York. But I grieved for my fellow Americans. Atleast if I came and worked, I would help rebuild the great city of New York.
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