“You should never be afraid of any terrorist because I’m telling you that terrorists are more afraid than you are”.
This is the message Terrease Aiken, who was just eight years old when she lost a parent in the 9/11 attacks, extends to those who have lost loved ones in the Paris attacks.
Terrease is speaking in a newly released video, which sees the children of 9/11 victims offer words of hope and solidarity to those affected by the recent terrorist attacks.
She is joined by Juliette Candela who was 6, Joseph Palombo – then 12 years old, and Francesco Picerno, aged 9 in the powerful footage.
They say: “People of Paris keep spreading love, you don’t need to shy away from living your lives. You should never be afraid of any terrorist because I’m telling you that terrorists are more afraid than you are.
“Nobody can imagine what you are going through right now and the emotions going through your heart. But you don’t want to live your life with hate.”
‘I do believe that it is up to us now because we know what anger and hatred looks like, and we can’t add to that anymore.
“People look at you and they shouldn’t see tragedy, they should see hope because you mean so much to society and you’re so valuable. For you to be happy is just what everybody wants to see and it’ll get everybody hope.
“That’s the best, I think, attack you can have on a terrorist or a terrorist group or anything.
“It’s to smile, and to show your teeth and to just love life.”
Video via YouTube/Vox
