4th Memories

Have you ever found the time.
To just stop what you are doing.
And think back on your actions.


When you do,
You will find yourself saying,
I should have done this
I could have done that.
Then you say,
well, it's too bad.
It's too late to change these things.

And you are quite right.
In rememberence of September 11,
We would all think on what had happened
Six years ago,
On that fateful day.

If I was a passenger on the planes,
Would I have fought against those terrorists?
If I was one of those in the World Trade Centre,
Would I have been more concerned of my own safety,
Or would I have been worried about others?

If I was a member of the public,
And I witness the event.
Would I have ran away?
Or would I have rushed forward to help the victims?
Where would I have ran to and why?
Would I run to
A place of worship,
A place of tragedy,
Or where my loved ones are?

All these unanswered questions.
No one can answer them but yourself.
But you are in doubt.
Deep down somewhere,
You know how you would have felt.
The immobility of fear,
The fear of immobility,
The sense of helplessness,
The sense of dread,
The feeling of sadness,
The feeling of pity.

And then you ask yourself.
Whom did you fear for?
The victims?
Your loved ones?
Or is it youself?

It is not wrong to be selfish,
It is only human nature to be more concerned about yourself than others.
But have you thought
For the people suffering,
For the people dying,
For those lives that have been lost.
Have you given them even a single thought,
After you ran away.
Into the safety of elsewhere,
Did you think for them?
Pray for them?
Hope for their safety?
Wish for their longevity?

Well, this isn't for you to feel guilty about your inability to help others.
Your selfishness not to even spare a thought for others.
Nor is this to make you regret what you have done then.

But this is a rememberance.
To the mistakes that ordinary human beings make.
No matter how extroardinary the situation,
Human nature will always come into play.
Save yourself first.
You can think about anything else later.

But what if you don't have time to think for them
And your immediate actions will affect the outcome of everyone.

A quote from a book,

"You are to make a life or death decision by the end of this sentence. Oops, too late. You're dead."


You don't always have time to stop and think.
So never hesitate when you are doing something.
It is time you can't spare.
Prepare yourself for the eventuality of another tragedy.
May it be due to rising sea levels due to global warming.
Or another terrorist attack.
Prepare yourself.

For the only certainty in life,

Is hardship.


And death...