Ivan on Nostr: Where were you on 9/11? I don't remember a lot from when I was a kid, but one day ...

Where were you on 9/11? I don't remember a lot from when I was a kid, but one day still stays in my mind pretty vividly, and that's September 11, 2001. It started as a typical day at elementary school, but things started to get weird when some of my friends were getting called into the principal's office one by one and leaving school. At the time, I did not know, but these were the people who had family members that worked at the Twin Towers or nearby. Luckily, no one passed away, and a couple of my friends' parents were lucky that day to be away from their office at the time of the strike. You could see teachers talking, and something was completely off about the vibe. This was a time without smartphones; I can imagine knowing what was going on pretty instantly today. The school day went on normally besides that. I acted like a normal kid, just waiting for recess and then missing my friends at recess to dominate the recess kickball game like we usually do. I did not know what happened until I got home, and my dad was home, which was rare. He was in front of the TV, and I saw the planes hitting the building. I was too young and didn't understand why this was happening. The worst video was the people jumping off the building, something I never forgot. Little did I know at that time that it would change the world for the worse, and people would willingly give away so many freedoms for a sense of security. It seemed to bring a nation together powerfully. I also did not know how dangerous that could be if directed by the powers that be in the wrong direction, like starting a war in Iraq. Never forget those that lost their lives from this event, during and after. Also, never forget how they used the event to justify horrible things later, such as the Iraq War, the War on Terror, the Patriot Act, and the TSA; the list goes on.