I don't know what else to say. This one ...... this one is bothering me more than some of the other recent tragedies for some reason. Maybe because I have 2 races scheduled in the next 3 weeks. Maybe because a little boy the same age as Jared was killed. Maybe because part of Daniel's biological family lives in the Boston area.
We all deal with tragedy in different ways. Some of us sit, glued to the television or the computer, waiting for every report, every picture, every video. Some of us ignore it. Some of us pray, or cry, or scream, or laugh. Some of us post inspirational sayings or memes, or change our profile pictures, or join online movements or groups to show our support to the victims.
I don't know what I'm doing yet. I'm still trying to wrap my head around it. I do know that when I have a few moments tomorrow I'm going to run a huge bag of clothes to a local charity that gives them away for free so that others can get some use out of them. And I'm going to wear a t-shirt from one of the races that I've done in the past. Neither one of these motions will change anything - nothing can change what happened. Nothing can bring back the lives that were lost today. Maybe donating those clothes will make someone else's life easier. Wearing a race t-shirt shows my support for the running community as we all try to understand what happened today.
We can't all be there on the scene to physically help, and we can't all afford to send donations. But we can all do something on a local level, no matter how small - and that something has the potential to have a positive impact on someone else's life.
Something horrible happened today - but we can make positive things come out of it.
Smart post Amy, first thought that came to my mind...well said.
ReplyDeleteHugs, Beth
It's one of those days were everyone should take the time to remember that you never know what can happen from one day to the next and to show their love for the ones around them.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate this post. I opened my blogger today hoping that not every page I read had to do with this tragedy... opinions on it, when there are clearly no answers as of yet.
ReplyDeleteWe have to make something positive come out of this. On some level.
And, I must admit... I did think of you, when I heard about this... I knew it would hit home for you as a runner...
They were already discussing it at Emry's school, when I went to pick him up from Boys and Girls club. I wasn't too thrilled... He had a lot of questions... none of which I was prepared to answer.
**Hugs**