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salwaysfulloftouristsbutalwaysfullofNewYorkers,too.

Iamstruck,asIalwaysamwhenI'

monit,thatIamwalkingononeoftheengineeringwondersoftheworld.AndIwasstruckyesterdaythatIwaslookingatoneofthegreatestviewsinthehistoryofman'

screation,Manhattanatsunrise.Thecasementswerelikemedievalarches;

thebusinessmenwithumbrellaslikeknightswithouthorses,stormingthecitywalls;

andthewallsweresilver,blueandmarbleinthelight.

Andallofitwasfree.Abillionairewouldpaybillionstoownthisbridgeandkeepthisview,butIandmyjogging,bikingandhikingconfrereshaveitfornothing.Weinheritedit.Nowallwedoispaymaintenance,intheformoftaxes.Wearelucky.

Thesunroseinhaze,itsedgesindistinct,butevenat6:

30a.m.youcouldfeelitheavyonyourarmsandshoulders.WhenIlookedatitIthoughtofwhatRobertBoltcalledthedesertsuninhisscreenplayofDavidLean'

s"

LawrenceofArabia."

HecalledittheAnvil.

AsIroundedtheentrancetothebridgeontheBrooklynside,asmallmomentaddedtomyhappiness.Itwasdawn,trafficwaslight,Ipassedablackvanwithsmokedwindows.Inthedriver'

sseatwiththewindowdownwasablackmanof30orso,acaplowonhisbrow,wearingthickblacksunglasses.Iwasonthewalkwaythatleadstothebridge;

hewaslessthantwofeetaway;

weweretheonlypeoplethere.Wemadeeyecontact."

Goodmorning!

"

hesaid."

Goodmorningtoyou,"

Ianswered,andfornoreasonatallwestartedtolaugh,andmovedonintotheday.Nothingsignificantinitexceptitmayormaynothavehappenedthatway30or40yearsago.I'

mnotsurethefullchargeoffriendlinesswouldhavebeenassumedoranswered.

ItmademethinkofsomethingIsawMondaynightonlocalTVandthoughttopointoutsomewherealongtheway.Theywereshowingthe1967movie"

GuessWho'

sComingtoDinner?

withKatharineHepburn,SidneyPoitierandSpencerTracy,theslightlycreakingolddrama--itwasslightlycreakingwhenitfirstcameout--aboutayoungwhitewomanandayoungblackmanwhofallinlove,hopetomarryandmustcontendwithdisapprovingparentsonbothsides.It'

sheldupwell,andpartsofitseemedmovinginawayIdidn'

tremember,andpertinent.SidneyPoitier,whohasalwaysbroughthisownnaturalstandingtowhateverparthe'

splaying,hadalovelykindofsweetintelligence,andeveryoneinthemoviewasphysicallybeautiful,inthewayoftheoldproductionsoftheoldHollywood.

Therewasabitofdialoguethatpackedawallop.SpencerTracyasthefatherofthewould-bebrideispressingMr.Poitieronwhetherhehasconsideredthesufferingstheirmixed-racechildrenmighthavetoendureinAmerica.Hashethoughtaboutthis?

Hashisfiancé

e?

"

Sheisoptimistic,"

saysMr.Poitier."

ShethinkseveryoneofthemwillgrowuptobecomepresidentoftheUnitedStates.Iontheotherhandwouldsettleforsecretaryofstate."

Thosewords,written35yearsagobythescreenwriterWilliamRose,mayhaveseemeddreamythen.Butinitsaudiencewhenthemoviecameoutwouldlikelyhavebeenayoung,film-lovingArmylieutenantnamedColinPowellwho,thatyear,waspreparingforasecondtourofdutyinVietnam.Andnowheissecretaryofstate.Thisisthelanddreamsaremadeof.Doesthatstrikeyouasacornythingtosayandtalkabout?

Itis.That'

sanothergreatthing.

LateTuesday,onasubwayridefromBrooklyntothenorthofManhattan,IresawsomethingI'

dnoticedandforgottenabout.Itisthatmoreandmore,onthestreetsandonthetrain,IseepeoplewearingIDtags.WeallwearIDsnow.Wedidn'

tuseto.Theyhangfromthickcottonstringoranaluminumchain;

they'

reencasedinaplasticsleeveorlaminated;

rewornoneatatimeorthreeatatime,butthey'

rethere.

Ipondertheexistentialimplications.WhatdoesitmeanthatwewearIDs?

Whatarewesaying,ordowethinkwe'

resaying?

Imeanasidefromtheobvious.

Iimaginedyesterdaytherowofpeopleacrossfrommeonthetrain,lookingupallofasuddenfromtheirnewspaper,theirpaperback,theircrosswordpuzzlebook,andansweringoneafteranother:

ItmeansIknowwhoIam,"

saysthemaninblueshirtandsuspenders.

ItmeansIcangetintothebuilding,"

saysthewomaningray.

ItmeansIamasolidcitizenwithajob."

Iamknowntoothersinmyworkplace."

I'

mnotjustblowingthroughlife,I'

mintegratedintoit.Ibelongtosomething.Ireceivearegularpaycheck."

IhavehadabackgroundcheckdonebysecurityandhavebeenfoundtobeaSafePerson.Haveyou?

Iwonderifunemployedpeopleonthetrainlookatthetagsaroundtheotherpeoples'

necksandthink,SoonIhopeI'

llhaveonetoo.Iwonderifkidsjustgettingtheirfirstjobat17willeverknowthatinAmericawedidn'

tallusedtobeID'

d.Usedtobeonlyforpeoplewhoworkedinnuclearpowerplantsorgreathallsofgovernment.Otherwiseyoucouldbeprettyobscure.Whichisn'

tabadwaytobe.

IworkathomeonmyownanddonothaveanID.ButIamconsideringissuingmyselfoneandhavingitlaminatedatthelocalHallmarkshop.Itwillhaveanicepictureandatitle--President,CEO&

CFO.IwillwearitonthesubwayandwhenIgethomeIwillholditupinfrontofmydoorbell,whichI'

llrigsowhenIswipethetagmyfrontdoorpopsopen.ThenI'

llturntothefriendsI'

mwithandwink."

Iknowpeoplehere.Icangetyouin."

Amonthagotherewerenewsreportsofapost-Sept.11babyboom.Everyonewassorockedbynewsoftheirmortalitythattheyrealizedtherewillneverbeaperfecttimetohavekidsbutwe'

reherenowsolet'

shaveafamily.Ibelievedthebaby=boomstoryandwaitedforthebabies.

Thencamethestoriessaying:

Nah,thereisnobabyboom,it'

sallanecdotal,there'

snostatisticalevidencetobackitup.AndIbelievedthattoo.ButI'

vebeennoticingsomethingforweeksnow.Inmyneighborhoodthereisababyboom.TherearebabiesalloverinBrooklyn.Itisfullofnewborns,ofpinksoft-limbedinfantsincottoncarriersondaddy'

schest.Itisfullofstrollers,notonlyregularstrollersbutthekindthatcarrytwochildren--double-wides.Andtriple-wides.Inthestoresandonthestreetstherearebabiescooing,dribbling,staring,sleeping.Iseethemandfeelarushoftenderness.Iwanttokisstheirfeet,Iwanttomakethemlaugh.Kidsarealwayslookingforsomeonetomakethemlaugh.Thesightofanydogcandoit.Thesightofanotherbabycandoit.Thesightofanidioticadultcoveringhereyeswithherhandsandmovingherhandsawayquicklycandoit.Iwouldknow.

Idon'

tcarewhatanyonesays,therehavegottobedatathatbackupwhatI'

mseeing:

thatafterSept.11,therewasatleastaBrooklynbabyboom.

Adreamboom,too.TheotherdayIspokewithafriendIhadn'

tseensincetheworldchanged.Hewastwoblocksawaywhenthetowersfell,andhesaweverything.Wehaveallseentheextraordinaryfootageofthatday,seenitoverandover,butfewofushasseenwhatmyfrienddescribed:

howintheofficebuildingsneartheWorldTradeCentertheystoodatthewindowsandsuddenlydarknessenvelopedthemasthetowerscollapsedandthedemoniccloudsweptthrough."

Itwastotaldarkness,"

hetoldme.Butthelightswereon.Theystoodinhisofficewearingwetsurgicalmasks.Theycouldn'

tgoout,butinsidetheirbuildingthesmokeworkeditswayintotheairconditioning.SotheyturneditoffandstoodtheresweatingandwatchingonTVwhatwashappeningtwoblocksaway.

Didyouseethoseforcedtojump?

Iasked.

Yes,"

hesaid,andlookedaway.Nodescriptionsforthcoming.

Haveyouhadbaddreams?

Ithoughtaboutthisforafewdays.Myfriendisbrilliantandbynatureadescriberofthingsfeltandseen.Butnotthistime.Ispoketoafriendwhoisatherapist.Areyourpatientsgettingextraordinarydreams?

Always,"

helaughs.

Sept.11-related?

hesays,mostlyamongadolescents.

Iaskedifhewassavingthem,writingthemdown.Heshookhisheadno.

So:

TheSept.11DreamProject.Weshouldbeginit.Iwantto,thoughI'

mnotsurewhy.IthinkmaybedowntheroadIwilltrytowriteaboutthem.Maybenot.Iamcertain,however,thatdreamscanbeanexpressionofanation'

sunconscious,iftherecanbesaidtobesuchathing,anddeserverespect.（CarlJungthoughtso.）

Torespectistorecord.Thereisaresponsefunctionattheendofthiscolumn,andyoucanuseittosendinyourSept.11relateddream--recurring,unusual,striking,whatever.（Ifyouareapsychiatrist,sendasmanyasyoulike--withoutidentifyingyourpatients,ofcourse.）Iwillreadthem,andappreciatethemandpossiblyweavethemintoapieceonwhatSept.11hasdonetoourdreamlivesandtoourimaginations,whenourimaginationsareoperatingontheirown,unfettered,unstopped,spanning.

Ms.NoonanisacontributingeditorofTheWallStreetJournal.Hermostrecent