Time for This To Stop
Once again we are dealing with an unspeakable tragedy in our country. Too many of these are taking place and we need to get better at recognizing the signs. Recently it was a mall shooting and now a school in Connecticut. I cannot begin to comprehend how someone could walk into a school and shoot innocent children. What has gone so wrong in their mind to push them to this?
To watch the news and see a father almost drop to his knees with grief is so heart wrenching that it is unbearable to see. I cry with him and all the parents and families who lost loved ones, unable to grasp the depths of their despair in this moment. One can only imagine what they are going through. The parents who had to go to a fire house to see if their children were ones who survived or one of those that did not. The mix of emotions when you found your child - the absolute joy that they were spared and the total grief for the parents who lost their babies. Your friends and neighbors that you need to console and are not quite sure how to do so.
Although there is no reason for anyone to have an automatic assault rifle, this is not about gun control. We need to get better at recognizing the signs in our family members, neighbors, co-workers, and even in strangers we come into contact with. The signs that something is not right, that they are troubled and may cause harm to themselves and others. We cannot cotinue to assume that they are just having a tough time of it and things will get better, and just turn our heads. We all know that there are signs long before something like this happens. We need to be educated to recognize the signs of trouble brewing in order to prevent a tragedy from happening.
And in the face of all this incredible sadness, I was reminded this morning by a friend of some amazing words. Words that are appropriate for now, and words we should all remember:
We all need to be the helpers - how much better would we be if we remember this? My prayers will be with all of the families in Connecticut in the next days, months and years to come, as I know yours will too.
To watch the news and see a father almost drop to his knees with grief is so heart wrenching that it is unbearable to see. I cry with him and all the parents and families who lost loved ones, unable to grasp the depths of their despair in this moment. One can only imagine what they are going through. The parents who had to go to a fire house to see if their children were ones who survived or one of those that did not. The mix of emotions when you found your child - the absolute joy that they were spared and the total grief for the parents who lost their babies. Your friends and neighbors that you need to console and are not quite sure how to do so.
Although there is no reason for anyone to have an automatic assault rifle, this is not about gun control. We need to get better at recognizing the signs in our family members, neighbors, co-workers, and even in strangers we come into contact with. The signs that something is not right, that they are troubled and may cause harm to themselves and others. We cannot cotinue to assume that they are just having a tough time of it and things will get better, and just turn our heads. We all know that there are signs long before something like this happens. We need to be educated to recognize the signs of trouble brewing in order to prevent a tragedy from happening.
And in the face of all this incredible sadness, I was reminded this morning by a friend of some amazing words. Words that are appropriate for now, and words we should all remember:
We all need to be the helpers - how much better would we be if we remember this? My prayers will be with all of the families in Connecticut in the next days, months and years to come, as I know yours will too.
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