What a terrible tragedy we face today after the mass murders at Virginia Tech. It's hard to comprehend how so many young, fresh lives can be ended so quickly and so senselessly. Imagine how those parents must feel - they send their kids off to college, they think they are safe, and then they are faced with an unbelievable horror. Imagine hoping your child is one of the safe ones, and then finding out the worst. Imagine that agony.
My city endured a similar tragedy in 1966, when an individual, from the observation deck of the University of Texas Bell Tower, began sniping individuals walking on campus. Ultimately, he killed 15. The scars from UT's tragedy remain even today.
My heart goes out to those whose own hearts ache.
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- Caroline A. Shearer is a bestselling author, speaker, and the founder of Absolute Love Publishing. She established herself as a writer in virtually every medium possible - and then finally began fulfilling her own life purpose. Known as a fresh, distinctive, spiritual voice, Caroline’s vision is to promote goodness and love in the world through the inspiration of others. Her popular books include "Dead End Date," the first book in the Adventures of a Lightworker series; "Love Like God: Embracing Unconditional Love;" and "Raise Your Vibration: Tips and Tools for a High-Frequency Life," a min-e-book™. Previously, she was a journalist for publications across the U.S. and was the editor in chief of a statewide magazine. She is a graduate of Texas A&M University, from where she earned a B.A. in Journalism, with a minor in Psychology. She also began an Interdisciplinary Studies Masters’ Program in Children’s Literature and Psychology at Texas State University. Caroline has been recognized twice as a finalist in the prestigious Austin Under 40 Awards.
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2 comments:
I was trying to explain this to my son this evening. I wasn't as easy as I might have been about it: he is of an age to learn that the world is not always a safe place, much as we would like it to be.
He did not really understand why someone would even conceive of doing that, which makes two of us.
I cannot begin to imagine the horror of families dealing with that kind of utterly unexpected, completely random bereavement.
It's hard enough when you lose a loved one like a parent or a grandparent; one who has lived a live, albeit one that may have been cut short. But to have to be the parents of those children whose lives were snuffed before it even began, it's something you can't even wise on anyone; and something that scares me as an expectant parent.
I've personally started thinking about things like this more & more as my wife progresses with her pregnancy. Thinking about the terrible things like this that could happen at any time, I can't even begin to verbalize the fear that strikes me. El jefe, I admire you that you would even try to tackle the WHY.
I hope that God pays extra special attention to them as they face their grief. They definitely need it
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