Virginia Tech Shootings 16 April, 2007

I went to high school in Maryland. Members of my graduating class as well as friends I have since met are currently attending VA Tech. I was going to post a politically relative commentary this afternoon, but in light of what happened about 4 hours Southwest of here (DC), I thought the date inappropriate. The idea of being chained in a dorm building or a classroom for the purpose of being gunned down is terrifying and grotesque. It is a devastating look into what must be an inherent human evil; and, worst of all - it has happened before. Trying to imagine how a family might feel losing their son or daughter weeks before the end of the Spring semester, or how a friend, professor or classmate would be affected after being faced with such a robbery of life, is impossible and unnecessary. We should all consider what could exist within us that enables a person to kill people in a way so void of mercy and humanity. As a non-involved, I hope the affected families, friends - and indeed all people - can look for peace in their lives and this interconnected world. Amidst this day of pain, I am sending positive energy and love outwards and thanking God that I have, however little, an abundance of both.