I have friends who were there the day after the tragedy. They told me things that will never leave my brain. I can't even look at pictures of the WTC without crying. The opening of Sex and the City has the WTC twice and I just totally lost it.
I've had 4 different jobs within a few blocks over the years, including one in one of the towers. I miss the old view of the skyline from the roof of my father's apartment too. Anything less than a total rebuilding will seem like a defeat to me.
Stay strong! For the most part, we're holding up over here. Life, and the finance biz in particular, goes on! Every day I consider walking by the site to go to work a little slap at the terrorists.