What is the world coming to?
Yesterday, there was a shooting rampage at Virginia Tech. Today they report 33 dead, 30 wounded. The shooter killed himself before police could get to him. People were shot in classrooms during morning classes, just any normal day. One girl was one of only four able to walk out of her 25 person class.
I can't imagine that happening while I was in school. Some psycho kid barging in and going on a shooting spree, trying to kill as many as possible before he kills himself. I can't imagine.
This morning I was reading some blogs and there were family members desperately searching for two people - Julia Pryde and Dan O'Neil. All day those names were in my head, as I hoped that they would turn up somewhere.
When I got home, their names were added to the list of the deceased.
I sit and watch the news and can't stop the tears... sometimes it's frustrating how deeply I feel pain for others. I don't think anyone understands that. I can feel it like it was my friend, my daughter, my son... it is a blessing because it makes me truly cherish the friends and family I have... but it is a curse because it really does get to me, and no one can relate. Even if I could talk to the families of the deceased, they would say I don't understand. I feel like I do.
Anyway, I guess I just wanted to document that... as many have said before me, if you're reading this, say a quick prayer, and try to put yourself in their shoes for a just minute. Imagine what it must have been like to see your classmates full of bullets, people jumping from the windows of the hall... or to lose your 18 year old son or daughter to such a senseless act. They didn't deserve this fate. But it is all a part of a plan I guess.
Til next time...
I can't imagine that happening while I was in school. Some psycho kid barging in and going on a shooting spree, trying to kill as many as possible before he kills himself. I can't imagine.
This morning I was reading some blogs and there were family members desperately searching for two people - Julia Pryde and Dan O'Neil. All day those names were in my head, as I hoped that they would turn up somewhere.
When I got home, their names were added to the list of the deceased.
I sit and watch the news and can't stop the tears... sometimes it's frustrating how deeply I feel pain for others. I don't think anyone understands that. I can feel it like it was my friend, my daughter, my son... it is a blessing because it makes me truly cherish the friends and family I have... but it is a curse because it really does get to me, and no one can relate. Even if I could talk to the families of the deceased, they would say I don't understand. I feel like I do.
Anyway, I guess I just wanted to document that... as many have said before me, if you're reading this, say a quick prayer, and try to put yourself in their shoes for a just minute. Imagine what it must have been like to see your classmates full of bullets, people jumping from the windows of the hall... or to lose your 18 year old son or daughter to such a senseless act. They didn't deserve this fate. But it is all a part of a plan I guess.
Til next time...