One of the MANY gatherings in NYC - Circle of Silence. Today New Yorkers were everything but "Silent". We had gained enough strength to process what had happened to us. I noticed a wide spectrum of behaviors added to the streets of New York which you will see later on.

I am wondering what do they do in the "Circle of Silence"? Will they gather around in a circle to think of their missing loved ones? or will they be thinking silently about NOT to verbally or physically attack innocent people.
I surely don't want to feel the way I felt after watching the recent release of Pearl Harbor in a packed movie theater. "What if they think I am Japanese and . . .?" My mind rapidly filled out the blanks with all sorts of things that you wouldn't normally want to do to yourself.

A voice from TV said something like. . . The US Government and many people have been trying so hard and so long to unite the people in the Country. But it only took a few terrorists to acheive that. . . That's SO painfully true ! If the attacks were Phase ONE [ Physical attack ]. False bomb threats and creating fears as Phase TWO [ Mental attack ]. Then make them kill their own people would be Phase THREE [ Permanent attack ]. Once we show our children how hatred is done Peace on Earth could become only a dream to them too. Just . . . Imagine.

9/15/01