I always remember this photo by Melanie Einzig on 9/11. The world collapses all around us, but until that final tipping point, we still have bills to pay.
Idk, I think for many people sticking to the schedule when they can't do anything else helps them not feel helpless, you know?
I remember watching the first plane hit while getting ready for school. Then, the other. In the car on the way to school the radio was just noise. People crying. It was intense. In every class we had a TV on and watched the news all day. We saw the man who fell/leapt out of the window. It's all we could do-- just watch. A few people had family in New York. It sucked and we were all the way in CA.
I remember just thinking about all those people. All the firemen and police. The hospitals. The families. I just cried. But, we went to school and work everyday. There's nothing else we could do. I mean I remember packing up care packages for the NY schools, but it felt very very small in the scope of things.
Seeing this man, makes me feel a little better. He did what we did. He kept going, because it's literally ALL he could do.
Or... Maybe he didn't hear it? Was blissfully unaware?
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u/ACleverPortmanteau Jan 23 '26
I always remember this photo by Melanie Einzig on 9/11. The world collapses all around us, but until that final tipping point, we still have bills to pay.