September 11.

9.30 a.m. I am awaken up by a phone call from one of my friends. His voice is trembling as he tells me to turn the TV on. The picture that I am seeing on my TV sceen is the huge smoke that is coming out of the World Trade Center. I realize the Twink Tower is being attacked by the terrorists.

The picture of the World Trade Center is still fresh in my memory because I just visited it last week. I still remember it was the place that reminded me of the movie 'Wall Street' and 'Working Girls'. The building was so crowded and the people walked so fast that it was the first time in my life that I felt like I was lost in the human sea.

When I heard about this tragic news, I really wish that I were dreaming.

My soul is shaken when two airplanes crash the buildings. I cry when I see the pictures of some people desperately jumping off the building in order to escape the fire. I sob when the news reports that there might be at least 5,000 innocent people are perished from this horrible incident.

I am furious and I want to revenge whoever commit this inhumane action. There are thousands questions emeringing in my head. What motivated those terrorists to commit such an horrible crime. I am tyring to find the answer and finally, I come to the conclusion that they are just simply coward.

Honorable warriors do not kill innocent lives but coward terrorists do.

Because of their blind faith and sacrifice, those terrorists might be praised as heroes among their cult followers. However, in my eyes, they are a gang of cowards who have killed a lot of innocent lives who have nothing to do with those stupid ideological conflicts.

I am falling down on my knee and praying. I ask myself: How many children have lost their parent? How many children are left without anyone picking them up after school? How many people have lost their love ones?

After some reflections, I realize the best way to revenge is to pray for them and live our life normally. We must show them that we will never give up hope no matter what they are trying to do in order to scare us. We will always have faith in peace and we will spread this hope to everyone around us.

I’m praying for those who have been perished, also I’m praying for those who have committed it.

May God lays his hand on those innocent people’s eyes and leads them to the peaceful place.

May God also wakes those inhumane people up from the religious illusions.

Tae (Kriengsak Athikomvittaya)