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あの身も凍るような事件から１０年が経ちました。学校から戻ると、母が顔面蒼白でテレビにくぎ付け。最初はその映像は映画のワンシーンとしか思わず、気に留めなかった。だが母がこれが現実に起きた、姉と連絡がとれないと緊張した声で言う。当時、姉はワシントンの大学院に通っており、ペンタゴン（国防総省）がそう遠くなかった。幸い、数時間後に姉と連絡をとることができ、無事を確認しました。

多くの犠牲がでた想像を絶する事件。理由は何であれ、大抵被害にあうのは無実な人々。 何が正しいかは誰もが決められない。だけど、命は尊い、唯一それだけは正しいと思う。

10 years has gone by since that incident which sent shivers down my spine. I came back from school and saw my mother's pale face glued to the TV. I didn't think much of the footage thinking it was a scene from a movie. But my mother told me in a nervous voice that it's happening for real and that we can't get in touch with my sister. At the time, my sister was going to graduate school in Washington and it wasn't very far from the Pentagon. Luckily, after a few hours we got in touch with her and confirmed her safety.

An incident which no one could have imagined and with many losses. Whatever the reason, it is usually the innocent who suffer. Nobody can decide what is right and wrong. But I think the only thing that is right is that life is precious.