 Monday, September 11, 2006
What I Learned on September 11
September 11th's lessons are profound on many levels, e.g. geopolitical, security, etc. which I'll leave for others to debate and discuss. I'll describe two personal lessons that were driven home that fateful day.
(1) Sometimes God doesn't reveal His answers immediately but that's part of the mystery of life. For instance, my best friend from college, Bay Ridge Bob, got me an interview in August 1999, in his company that was literally packing up and moving as I was interviewing from 61 Broadway to the 78th and 79th floors of the World Trade Center. I had a good interview and it seemed like a great crew to work with. Working with my best friend, doing fun computer stuff, and getting paid to talk on (er, work with) Nextel Walkie-Talkies. What could be better? Though Bay Ridge Bob pulled for me, I didn't get the job. I was angry at myself but thankfully transferred from the Help Desk to Network Operations after Luis V. took the LA IT Manager's job in October 1999. The second plane went through the 80th floor, just above where I would have worked. Bay Ridge Bob thankfully was late because he went to vote that morning. My perspective boss, Jonathan, thankfully escaped with jet fuel on his shirt from the second plane that had crashed through the floor above. Unfortunately, there were four people in that company that never made it out. Since I vote via absentee ballot and would have been on time, I may have been the fifth victim. I now understood God's answer on why I didn't get the job in August 1999.
(2) Don't procrasinate about your feelings for someone, say what you feel TODAY. I took a Windows 2000 course after work starting in the Spring of 2001. I sat next to this cute girl named Chapelle R. Sarker. After working all day, she would elbow me in the ribs or shoulder to keep me awake. As spring became summer, we started the Exchange part of the course that her and her colleague said that they would pick up in the Fall. OK, I told myself, I'll ask her out in the Fall. She worked for Marsh somewhere in the 90s of WTC and never made it out. Procrastination got the better of me again. Don't procrastinate, say what you feel to the people you care about. R.I.P. Chapelle and all the other innocent victims who passed on that tragic day five years ago. You are missed and loved. Sincerely and God Bless.
Posted by a mourning Tank in NY.
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