Stupid, messy emotions
I'm going to dump them here, as I don't know what else to do with them.
Point #1: Isn't it obnoxious how people latch on to catastrophic events, and try to make themselves relevant to them by whatever means are necessary?
Point #2: Isn't it silly how a person who is chronologically an adult should feel protective of her parents, who are adults themselves and entirely capable of looking after their own well-being?
Point: #3: Is it stupid to think about how men, when confronted with a dangerous situation, should feel compelled to be brave and overcome their fear, and that this extra bit of pressure on top of the fear is especially cruel to them?
Point #4: Is it selfish and narrow-minded to focus on such questions at the expense of considering the broader implications of an event like Dr. Tiller being murdered in my parents' church, less than thirty feet away from where they were both sitting?
Yesterday feels like a week ago. I'm unquestionably guilty of #1, but #2-4 are stuck in my head no matter what. I can't get out of my head the matter-of-fact way in which my father explained that Dr. Tiller had been killed, and later that he had taken on the task of guiding people out of the church to prevent them from witnessing what he had witnessed.
Point #1: Isn't it obnoxious how people latch on to catastrophic events, and try to make themselves relevant to them by whatever means are necessary?
Point #2: Isn't it silly how a person who is chronologically an adult should feel protective of her parents, who are adults themselves and entirely capable of looking after their own well-being?
Point: #3: Is it stupid to think about how men, when confronted with a dangerous situation, should feel compelled to be brave and overcome their fear, and that this extra bit of pressure on top of the fear is especially cruel to them?
Point #4: Is it selfish and narrow-minded to focus on such questions at the expense of considering the broader implications of an event like Dr. Tiller being murdered in my parents' church, less than thirty feet away from where they were both sitting?
Yesterday feels like a week ago. I'm unquestionably guilty of #1, but #2-4 are stuck in my head no matter what. I can't get out of my head the matter-of-fact way in which my father explained that Dr. Tiller had been killed, and later that he had taken on the task of guiding people out of the church to prevent them from witnessing what he had witnessed.