Nicky March
Moment of silence...
...for the people in Paris who lost their lives, their families who lost a person they loved, and for the peace that was, once again, taken from the human civilization. Sometimes I become discouraged, and I think praying for peace is a hopeless dream...there will always be humans with feelings of greed, hatred and prejudice in their hearts. And then we have the people, like the terrorists last night, who take those feelings to the next level, and callously take the lives of others.
Almost 3 years ago, a gunman devastatingly took the lives of many children and some teachers just a few towns over from me in CT. How it rattled, not just our state, or country..but the world. How do we stop it from happening, we ask? We can pass more laws, increase security...but there will always be some psycho-in-waiting, who will find a weapon, get around security. They look up info on previous mass-killings, and they plan. Maybe that info should not be publicly available, so they can't use it as a lesson plan.
Another thing we should be doing is giving absolutely NO attention to the shooter afterwards....no showing their picture, no saying their name, or talking about their childhood and where they went to school...nothing!!! Let's not give the next psycho a reason to think he's going to be famous if he does the same.
Wow...did I title this 'moment of silence'...should've called it 'moment of raging rant'. I am sorry to go on and on, it's just so heartbreaking, and at the same time scary. The best we could do is be aware, show kindness to others while appreciating every moment we have. Give your family an extra hug and kiss...be thankful for today, and hope for tomorrow...
Moment of silence...
...for the people in Paris who lost their lives, their families who lost a person they loved, and for the peace that was, once again, taken from the human civilization. Sometimes I become discouraged, and I think praying for peace is a hopeless dream...there will always be humans with feelings of greed, hatred and prejudice in their hearts. And then we have the people, like the terrorists last night, who take those feelings to the next level, and callously take the lives of others.
Almost 3 years ago, a gunman devastatingly took the lives of many children and some teachers just a few towns over from me in CT. How it rattled, not just our state, or country..but the world. How do we stop it from happening, we ask? We can pass more laws, increase security...but there will always be some psycho-in-waiting, who will find a weapon, get around security. They look up info on previous mass-killings, and they plan. Maybe that info should not be publicly available, so they can't use it as a lesson plan.
Another thing we should be doing is giving absolutely NO attention to the shooter afterwards....no showing their picture, no saying their name, or talking about their childhood and where they went to school...nothing!!! Let's not give the next psycho a reason to think he's going to be famous if he does the same.
Wow...did I title this 'moment of silence'...should've called it 'moment of raging rant'. I am sorry to go on and on, it's just so heartbreaking, and at the same time scary. The best we could do is be aware, show kindness to others while appreciating every moment we have. Give your family an extra hug and kiss...be thankful for today, and hope for tomorrow...