Appreciate What You Have (Before It Becomes What You Had)

9/11/2018

“What separates us from the animals, what separates us from the chaos, is our ability to mourn people we’ve never met.”
-David Levithan

Read this article and respond to the following prompt.

These teenagers are about your age. Try to put yourself in their shoes. How might you feel? Do their stories make you appreciate what you have? Do they change your perception of 9/11?

77 Comments

Sammy H

9/11/2018 01:20:58 pm

What they went through reminds me to appreciate that I have both of my parents. Life would be so different if my dad had been there. They make me realize that you should be great full for what you still have you never know when something could happen to someone you love.

Lani Belgarde

9/11/2018 01:36:29 pm

So true

Jordan C

9/11/2018 01:37:17 pm

I agree. It’s better to be grateful for what we have because we never know what might happen.

Jordan Christiansen

9/11/2018 01:21:44 pm

Reading that article makes me appreciate what I do have and not long for what I don’t have. Makes me grateful that I have my loving parents with me through life. It changes my perceptive and makes me see that those people were brave for what’s they did before they died.

Preston Hammond

9/11/2018 01:22:36 pm

I would feel very sad. It is hard to grow up without one of your parents. I can see how they feel cause my dad was in the military. He would be gone for a year sometimes. But it definitely makes me appreciate what I have. I’ve always known that side of 9/11.

Sam

9/11/2018 01:35:31 pm

It would be really hard never having one of your parents

Ariana Williams

9/11/2018 01:24:07 pm

I would feel sad because I wouldn’t even get to be born. These stories make me appreciate all that I have. I’m very thankful. I guess I didn’t realize all the children that wouldn’t even get to meet their mom or dad. That’s pretty sad.

Avery

9/11/2018 01:31:06 pm

I agree

Emma Dahle

9/11/2018 01:37:35 pm

Not being to meet your parents would suck and having everyone talk about their parents would suck.

Taija

9/11/2018 01:24:07 pm

Im really grateful for both of my parents they help me with everything and i don’t know what I would do without them

Blazen Burgess

9/11/2018 01:25:09 pm

These stories make me appreciate everything I have in life and make me realize how serious the events of 9/11 truly were.

Preston

9/11/2018 01:36:43 pm

Very true

Caden Caywood

9/11/2018 01:37:35 pm

It really does.

Aidan Adams

9/11/2018 01:38:18 pm

thanos car

Will

9/11/2018 01:38:35 pm

I agree it is truly heart breaking

Aidan Adams

9/11/2018 01:26:27 pm

1. I would feel distressed by the fact I couldn’t never see my father but again he was never apartment of my life and I couldn’t talk to him myself so it would ultimately leave me curious.

2. Yes, because I do have both of my parents and could have a normal childhood and get raised by both my parents and not have one of the being sad all the time that their significant other died.

3. Honestly no I still believe it was staged.t is jus sad because innocents had to die.

Blazen Burgess

9/11/2018 01:36:01 pm

Deep.

Blazen

9/11/2018 01:37:45 pm

Very deep

Griffin Mylan

9/11/2018 01:37:17 pm

I completely agree with you. Very intelligent.

Aidan Adams

9/11/2018 01:39:24 pm

Bush did 9/11 don’t @ me

Emma Dahle

9/11/2018 01:39:13 pm

I think there is also a possibility that it is staged as well.

Avery

9/11/2018 01:27:13 pm

If I lost my dad in 9/11 I would feel crushed that I wouldn’t have that father figure to help me through my life. Those teens stories really make me realize that I’m very fortunate to have my dad to have those fun memories with. Yes, they do change my perception of 9/11. I knew that so many people did pass away but I never thought of all the kids that wouldn’t have their parents anymore.

Ariana williams

9/11/2018 01:32:27 pm

I would feel crushed too, good thoughts.

Sam

9/11/2018 01:38:12 pm

I think not being able to make any memories with your father would be the hardest part of being one of those teenagers.

Brooke

9/11/2018 01:49:35 pm

Knowing that you can never meet your father or make the memories you have now.

Emma Dahle

9/11/2018 01:28:09 pm

Putting yourself in their shoes is easier said then done because you won’t actually know how they feel, you can only assume. I would feel heart broken and also knowing you can’t do anything about. The stories do make me appreciate what I have and that I still have two parent role models. The stories didn’t change my view on the situation. I’ve always had respect for the family losses and their stories, and the whole situation in general.

Avery

9/11/2018 01:33:08 pm

Love the way u worded that!

Preston

9/11/2018 01:35:52 pm

Very well said

Jordan C

9/11/2018 01:38:43 pm

I agree trying to put yourself in someone else’s shoes is hard because we will never know how they actually felt

Sammy H

9/11/2018 01:41:19 pm

What you said about only being able to assume how they feel is very accurate, we take so much for granted it’s great knowing what we still have.

Brooke

9/11/2018 01:50:49 pm

Really welled said

Dillon Pilkerton

9/11/2018 01:28:09 pm

It would be a horrible feeling knowing your dad died in a terrorist attack. Their stories make me appreciate everything I have. They lost so much on that day.

Caden Caywood

9/11/2018 01:39:07 pm

It would, and they do

Caden Caywood

9/11/2018 01:28:24 pm

I would feel even more sad because you would never get to meet one of your parents. It makes you appreciate what you have and makes you understand more of what happened.

Dillon Pilkerton

9/11/2018 01:35:43 pm

I agree it would be terrible if you never got to meet one of your parents.

Treygan

9/11/2018 01:28:43 pm

I feel like it would be hard to never have met your dad but I would be proud to know my dad died heroicly. I appreciate what I have more now and that I didn’t have to go through something like that.

Johnny

9/11/2018 01:36:37 pm

I’m glad I didn’t have to go through something like that either. Very interesting

Faith lafferty

9/11/2018 01:37:59 pm

It would be so sad to go through that

Chayla Slavin

9/11/2018 01:39:01 pm

I also appreciate what I have even more now after seeing what some people have lost unexpectedly.

Johnny S

9/11/2018 01:28:52 pm

The stories of these teens definitely make you think of how lucky you are. I’m lucky enough to have been born and raised with two loving parents. It’s sad to hear the unfortunate stories of other youth and how they remember and honor them. When I think of 9-11 I usually think of all the individuals who died but I don’t usually think of all the friends and family of thousands who were killed in 9-11.

Eli

9/11/2018 01:37:26 pm

I agree with you on how we don’t usually think about the friends and family.

Sammy H

9/11/2018 01:38:28 pm

I agree with what you say, before I didn’t think about the individuals and the family’s effected in this tragedy.

Griffin Mylan

9/11/2018 01:30:22 pm

What those kids went through made me realize what I have because I can’t imagine growing up knowing I’ll had a dad or a mom that I was never able to meet. It changes my perspective on 9/11 because it shows us how much it can affect the lives of the victim.

Aidan Adams

9/11/2018 01:36:22 pm

Wow this is heartbreaking. Alexa play despacito.

Blazen Burgess

9/11/2018 01:36:29 pm

Well said

Lani Belgarde

9/11/2018 01:31:18 pm

This changes my perception of 9/11 a small bit because I understand that what happened on that day was a huge tragedy but I never really thought about the next generation.

Jamie

9/11/2018 01:36:57 pm

It’s kind of refreshing, looking at it from a different view.

Jaicei Boynton

9/11/2018 01:37:44 pm

Me either, nice comment

Faith lafferty

9/11/2018 01:31:30 pm

Reading those articles made me see how unexpectedly something could happen at any moment. The stories make me appreciate what I have. They do change my perspective by showing me how many people are brave and choose to choose others over their own life.

Ariana Williams

9/11/2018 01:33:57 pm

Yes, I agree. Things happen very unexpectedly sometimes.

Chayla Slavin

9/11/2018 01:36:51 pm

I agree that many people are brave by willing to risk their life for others.

Chayla Slavin

9/11/2018 01:31:37 pm

If I was in their position I would feel very saddened and disappointed that someone made the decision to do something like that to other human beings. These stories do make me appreciate what I have because what happened to the kids I can hardly imagine. My perception has changed because the kids of the fathers who died is a side of 9/11 I have never heard from.

Tierryn

9/11/2018 01:37:09 pm

You can really feel your emotions through your word choice

Treygan

9/11/2018 01:39:32 pm

I agree with this at how hard it would be to lose your father to something like that.

Sam

9/11/2018 01:32:37 pm

If I was one of these teenagers I would feel very upset that I never got to meet my father and that he died in such a terrible way. I am definitely appreciative that I live in a part of the country that has not had to experience anything like this. In reading this article I have seen the more personal side of 9/11 and I think it has given me a different view on the situation and the people that were affected by the terrorist attack.

Will Garrett

9/11/2018 01:32:44 pm

It it is hard to even try to put yourself in these teenagers shoes the things that they go through everyday is astonishing. This makes me very greatfull for what I have and what people have done for me. Yes being born after the terrible event it us difficult to understand the the hardships people went through but reading this article alowed me to wrap my head around this historical event.

Griffin Mylan

9/11/2018 01:40:33 pm

Very touching.

Jaicei Boynton

9/11/2018 01:32:52 pm

I definitely appreciate what I have more when I think about this. It reminds me that this tragedy wasn’t just a bad thing that happened, it affected thousands of people.

Tierryn M

9/11/2018 01:38:55 pm

It did affect thousands of people, you’re right.

Tierryn M

9/11/2018 01:34:45 pm

Reading the article and seeing what these kids went through made me remember to appreciate everything and not take anything for granted. I still have both of my parents and I’m very grateful for that but I could never imagine my life without my dad.

Jaicei Boynton

9/11/2018 01:39:55 pm

Me either, I completely agree.

Eli

9/11/2018 01:35:13 pm

I don’t know how I would feel because I won’t be the same person that I am today. I know that I love my family and they support me in everything I do. Although I might be stronger because anything that happens to you will shape you. I have always had simpathy for the people of 911 but it does go a little more in depth.

Johnny

9/11/2018 01:39:38 pm

I agree. I felt it more when it was a single person I related to too

Will

9/11/2018 01:40:49 pm

Very intelligent comment I totally agree

Jamie

9/11/2018 01:35:26 pm

This article is just another great example of cherishing what you have before it’s gone, that things are impermanent. This article of course makes me feel greatful for what I have, and I couldn’t even imagine being in any of their shoes. I would feel heartbroken if I lost someone I personally knew to 9/11.

Taylee Matthews

9/11/2018 01:44:09 pm

I agree and like how you said cherish what you have before it’s gone because that is so true

Taylee Matthews

9/11/2018 01:36:29 pm

If I was in there shoes I would feel so empty inside. There stories make you appreciate what you have because you shouldn’t take life for granted or anything for granted. Always appreciate everything you have. Yes it changes my perception because it makes you open your eyes and actually understand what they all went through.

Eli

9/11/2018 01:39:24 pm

I agree with you on how to always appreciate what you have.

Miriam

9/11/2018 01:45:44 pm

I agree so much on the “never take anything for granted”!

Miriam

9/11/2018 01:43:49 pm

I could never grasp the feeling those kids have for their father that they never met but lost in something that shaped our country. To hear these stories helps me understand more than just the statistics of 9/11. I’m so grateful for the family I have.

Taija

12/13/2018 11:10:26 am

I really agree with this

Taija

12/13/2018 11:11:29 am

I agree with this. It is so true.

Brooke

9/11/2018 01:46:59 pm

Happy but also sad knowing that somebody I loved risked there life for somebody they didn’t know. They did something what they honor and respect. It makes you appreciate life more differently knowing one day that somebody you care about can die. Knowing the actual stories of people’s families what they had to go through.

Miriam

9/11/2018 01:49:07 pm

Is so true the aspect of looking at their lives in a different perspective.

Taylee Matthews

9/11/2018 01:49:42 pm

Love “makes you appreciate life more differently knowing one day that somebody you care about can die” so true

taija

12/13/2018 11:15:52 am

I do agree with this especially the last sentence.

taija

12/13/2018 11:17:44 am

Reading this article makes me think about what i have. It also makes me so grateful for my family that i do have. It makes me sad that some of the people that were trying to help risked their lives.

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