Still processing.
I’m still processing all the scary news and images from Boston yesterday. My husband made the mistake of looking at more graphic images and can’t get them out of his head. I feel for the families of the people who were injured, who didn’t get their Boston dream, who lost loved ones in the blast.
I am thankful I can still keep these things from my daughters still at this age but I wonder what I’ll tell them when they’re old enough. Something a coworker said really stuck with me. She explains it to her children that these people are not evil, they are just taught from a very young age that this is how you get your message out and that this is acceptable. I like the idea that it’s showing a human side of things. I told Steve not to focus on the bad things he saw but rather think of all the good people who dropped everything to help those in need. The people who opened their doors to people, the medics who ran towards where people were hurt and fleeing from, the people who risked their lives to help other.
I hate that people feel this is an acceptable way to spread their message, but I’m thankful for the kindness of humanity that shines through at times like this.
