If only you knew…

It’s been 4 years since 9/11… I was like 10 years old then.. can’t believe that much time has passed already. So much evil in the world. I remember that morning, Mom was on the phone with Dad, talking frantically for some reason. I looked to the TV, a plane just crashes into the World Trade Centers. I’m thinking, how did this happen?  Must be some sort of accident. But then no, the news reporter says that it was a terrorist attack. Mom has an uncle in New Jersey, Lolo Greg. He used to work in the World Trade Center. Called him up to see if he was alright, luckily he was. But he said he felt the impact of the crashes while he was in his car. I feel so sorry for all those people who lost a family member then… kids who lost their parents. Just sad… Everywhere on the news all you could see was the chaos in New York, people posting up "Have you seen…" pictures of loved ones. President Bush making announcements on "The War Against Terrorism". During our old church weekly Bible studies, I’d listen in sometimes… Sometimes they’d say that it was a sign that the Rapturing was nearing, or something like that… great wars, that kinda thing. I have to admit, I was scared during those times, especially to ride airplanes. Talks of more soon to come terrorist attacks, which thankfully never came, or were prevented. There was that guy who hid this [from what I remember] white clay-like bomb in his shoe. Airport security was extremely tight then. You’d have to be at the airport 5 hours prior to your flight.

Nowadays, airport security isn’t that tight anymore. And no major terrorist attacks, other than the minor bombings and such. I was rattled about the London Bombing though… I have a few relatives in Europe.

What’s really bugging me now are the natural disasters. That Tsunami earlier this year. It was so close to hitting the Philippines, but it didn’t. More lives were taken, more cities destroyed. More rebuilding to do afterwards. Latest is Hurricane Katrina, most of New Orleans is now flooded. The flood waters, like sewage, carrier of dangerous chemicals. I can understand the people who are unwilling to leave their homes, they have no money and nowhere else to go. But they have to consider their safety as well. Draining the city of all the water should take a while, though. It’s gonna be hard for those people to start a new life after this. Some are blaming President Bush for this inccident. They really shouldn’t though, not his fault. It’s a natural disaster, and I doubt President Bush wanted this to happen, although he was kinda slow in the relief efforts. Hey, atleast it’s better than nothing!

It’s difficult to loose everything you’ve worked so hard for, and most especially difficult to loose a love one. But still, life goes on. And don’t forget to pray for the families who have lost so much…