Where were you?

[Hagar]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

... But, it might have been a big help to the donors, feeling they could do something, anything, when they were feeling helpless...

...all this talk of blood donation reminded me, I too went to give blood the day after the attacks. I'm a semi regular donor normally, but was way overdue when it all happened. I realise that this action was completely irrational in relation to 9/11, but there was just this feeling like you HAD to do something. I guess it was out of a feeling of helplessness.

That in itself troubles me a bit. I didn't really have any right to be feeling as bad as I did (do) about the attacks; like I said, I wasn't personally affected in any way. The feeling was there nonetheless. I guess it was that all our way-of-lives had been attacked, and that things wouldn't be the same again.