"Hope in the midst of Hopelessness"

"Facing the Dark Age of Hopelessness”

(A Lesson learned from World Trade Center the Movie)

 Admit it or not all of us faces different problems in life. But what is the best response in facing it? Find out and learn from the movie entitled “World Trade Center”.

World Trade Center is a 2006 American drama film directed by Oliver Stone and based on the September 11 attacks at the World Trade Center. It stars Nicolas Cage, Maria Bello, Michael Peña, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Stephen Dorff and Michael Shannon.

  
It is ordinary day in New York were everyone is busy doing their routine work and duties.

Two of them is Sgt. John McLoughlin and William Jimeno.

Unexpectedly, the world hear the most horrible night mare in America,

 

the Famous World Trade Center, the pride of New York collapsed because of terrorist attacked.

  
At that time, Will Jimeno and John McLoughlin, two Port Authority police officers with their team  rushed into the burning World Trade Center on 9/11 to help rescue people,

After arriving at the scene, and unaware that both towers had now been hit, McLoughlin assembled a team of Port Authority officers

 Within minutes of entering the ground floor ready to evacuate hundreds, if not thousands, of people already injured or trapped, Tower Two collapsed around them. Two of their colleague died. But remarkably, one of them, Pezullo (Jay Hernandez), managed to dig himself out. He was trying to rescue his colleagues when there was another explosion.

Will Jimeno and Sgt. John McLoughlin, were the only ones of their group left alive buried in the center of the World Trade Center ruins, 30 feet below the surface.

  
 they presumed, that they will die. Trying hard to bolster the other by talking about their families and hopes, keeping each other awake—hoping, praying to be found.

  

By 8 p.m.,Jimeno and McLoughlin had been buried more than 10 hours. That was when Jimeno heard voices of the Marine Rescuers.

 Finally, they were rescued and thankful for having their second lives.

For the last words, I am leaving you a few questions. What are you facing right now, Broken-relationships,  a Financial problems, or pressured in study or work? Go back again in the story of World Trade Center, a story of survival in a tragedy. Maybe your problem is not the same, and big like them, but look, they’re survived. If they can, you can do it also. Don’t lose hope, don’t give-up and don’t forget the One who love you unconditionally. Pray and Have Faith.

By: Marya Sonya Gamara

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