Liverpool Street Thoughts
I'm miles and miles away, but I'm jotting down a few thoughts anyway, because London, to me, is a symbol of life being fun again, of me getting back on my feet and feeling more like myself again. I travelled more on the District and Circle lines this spring than I had ever done on my previous visits to London, so in my mind, Liverpool Street Station means those first, few lightheaded steps when you get off the airport express from Stansted, you're there, you're back, you're really in London... Even now, I carry a miniscule tube map in my bag, for luck and to remind me I'll soon go again.
To some of you, they (whoever 'they' may be) won't have done it merely to a place you go to for fun and relaxation, but to places that you pass through everyday, on your way to work or when you're heading out to see friends, places where you, even though we all knew something like this could happen, felt safe. And even if you are, today's events will have taken away a little bit of your sense of security. That's hard to bear - it can make the whole world seem a different place. I hope, and, like someone else said, pray in my own way, that you and your dear ones stay safe and that you'll be able to not to let these people steal more of the joy in your everyday lives than they already have done.
To some of you, they (whoever 'they' may be) won't have done it merely to a place you go to for fun and relaxation, but to places that you pass through everyday, on your way to work or when you're heading out to see friends, places where you, even though we all knew something like this could happen, felt safe. And even if you are, today's events will have taken away a little bit of your sense of security. That's hard to bear - it can make the whole world seem a different place. I hope, and, like someone else said, pray in my own way, that you and your dear ones stay safe and that you'll be able to not to let these people steal more of the joy in your everyday lives than they already have done.