Emotional
I knew I shouldn't have been listening to NPR this morning. So I was driving to work, and first they had two segments from StoryCorps. That is a booth can be set up for people to record their stories. These two were from the booth at Ground Zero in honor of the 4th anniversary of 9/11.
The one that really moved me was from a guy who lost his fiance. He talked about how they met in a great Brooklyn accent and talked about their great times. He ended with saying how he would always love her and he hoped he would be good enough to see her someday. So I am crying in the car.
Next a commentator from New Orleans has gone home and describes what he sees and feels. He starts talking about what is still there, what can be fixed and what is gone forever.
Finally Randy Newman comes on. He wrote and performed a song about the flood in New Orleans in 1927 a while back. That was playing in the background while he talked about the city. It was so beautiful and melancholy and the words fit so well. And I was almost to work by this time. I don't know if my students would feel comfortable if I walk in crying.
Meanwhile every once in a while a regular on NPR would make a pitch about contributions. And of course tonight is the telethon. My gosh. I am so overwhelmed.
The one that really moved me was from a guy who lost his fiance. He talked about how they met in a great Brooklyn accent and talked about their great times. He ended with saying how he would always love her and he hoped he would be good enough to see her someday. So I am crying in the car.
Next a commentator from New Orleans has gone home and describes what he sees and feels. He starts talking about what is still there, what can be fixed and what is gone forever.
Finally Randy Newman comes on. He wrote and performed a song about the flood in New Orleans in 1927 a while back. That was playing in the background while he talked about the city. It was so beautiful and melancholy and the words fit so well. And I was almost to work by this time. I don't know if my students would feel comfortable if I walk in crying.
Meanwhile every once in a while a regular on NPR would make a pitch about contributions. And of course tonight is the telethon. My gosh. I am so overwhelmed.
posted by Portia | 9/09/2005 09:53:00 AM
1 Comments:
very true! I often here things that trigger something even though we have heard the "same" story ten million times before. Plus I find I am more likly to cry if I am on my way to school.
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