Sucker Punch
Monday was a very restful day for me, I had the day off from work and the weather outside was very beautiful. I slept in til about 9, ran 10 miles on a local trail, then just lounged around the house. I checed my email a few times yesterday and in scanning the headline I saw "Amish school girls shot- execution style". There was a huge part of me that didn't want to click the link to read about the violent acts that were committed against those innocent little girls. No matter how hard I tried my eyes just kept focusing in on that headline. I resisted the urge to read on until this morning.
On my early drive in to work each morning the sun has yet to rise, and there aren't too many people out on the road. Being sleepier then normal this morning, I turned on the radio to help perk up and stay awake. The djs were talking about it. The story I was trying so hard to avoid knowing anything about. They were talking about the Amish culture and filled some of the air time with a few details, and my stomach just sank. How could anyone do such a sick thing.
As I got to my office this morning, I was scanning the headline and saw yet another article about the shooting - Fifth child dies of wounds from shooting. It made me keenly aware about how much violence is happening in the world today and how small my part in all of this feels. I clicked the link and read the article. It is stories such as this that makes me angry. If you know me long enough you'll rarely see me angry. I have a very tranquil personality that is patient and understanding. I don't like to show extremem emotion, but this story really upset me.
I am having trouble finding words to sum up my emotions, but in my pursuit to end violence against women (and girls), whether sexual or not, stories such as this definitely give me a sucker punch to the stomach. It's like the curve ball you didn't expect in the little league game. The garbage of this world is prevelant everyday (I understand this) but it's sad to hear a story like this getting attention and nudging people to act. One day my voice will be loud enough to prompt us all to act out against violence, because it's going to take more than one person to stop the violence.
4 Comments:
It is a real shame. I haven't read the story but heard little bits of it on the radio. From my understanding the guy had a past history of assaults haunting him and wanted to end it with himself. I don't want to get into the pyscology of his mind but his actions along with all of our wrongful actions is a result of the sin that is in our flesh. Sadly, violence will always be with man until the Lord comes back to establish his kingdom on this earth. But we should still and can pray for peace on earth and good will toward man.
PL - I always appreciate your comments. Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts.
Redpiper,
This morning I had over the news about two young males assaulted a young females. In my mind, I wonder how they can do such a thing.
Violence has been with us for a very long time. I don't wanna say I am glad u feel angry....but it seems the mass majority are desensitize to what's going on. That's even more tragic.
Thanks for the comment, Cliff.
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