09/11/2025
On this day, 24 years ago:
- 246 people went to sleep, knowing they had a flight in the morning.
- 2,606 people went to sleep in preparation for work in the morning.
- 343 firefighters went to sleep knowing they might fight a fire and save a life the next day.
- 60 police officers went to sleep in preparation for morning patrol.
- 8 paramedics went to sleep before their morning shift.
None of them saw past 9:59am on Sept 11, 2001.
In one single moment, life would never be the same. And since then, many more have lost their lives because of that day in 2001 - - while so many others still suffer physically, emotionally, and mentally.
Tonight before you go to sleep, in preparation for your day tomorrow, and to honor those who perished, please consider making the decision to never take one second of your life for granted. Not. One. Second.
Be kind.
Love intensely.
Work hard.
Volunteer.
Make every day count.
And live with the same spirit of compassion, cooperation, love, and resiliency demonstrated in my beloved NYC on 9/12.
