I woke up this morning to the news of the horrible shooting at the Aurora, CO movie theater. It feels so heavy, not just because Denver has such a special place in my heart, but because senseless violence like this is so hard to reconcile. There will be a heated debate, again, about gun control and gun rights. There will be finger pointing about who is responsible, rhetoric about what should have been done and what needs to be done to prevent this kind of thing again.
Lost in the mix will be the truth of the matter: this is an unspeakable tragedy to those killed, injured, and affected. Lost in the mix will be the fact that we cannot prevent every violent anomaly from taking place, and that no amount of tightened security or concealed weapons will stop unpredictable and random violence.
I hope this means, at least for me and those I love, that we appreciate each other that much more and cherish life. I hope it means that I remember to be kind to everyone I encounter, because who knows what sort of on-going internal anger this young man has had towards his fellow human beings and all the small and great actions that contributed to the terrible decision he made.
There really are not words to encapsulate this- so I'll leave it at that.
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