I know that it's been quite a while since i've written anything…but recently, despite having numerous things that i could write about, i've chosen to remain silent. today that has changed. today, 32, or at least last time i heard a number it was 32, students were shot and killed today at Virginia Tech. they say that even more were injured, but i've not heard of a number being released in relation to how many were wounded. what has our society come to? they say that they believe that the shooter was looking for his girlfriend and at roughly 7:15 this morning, the first shots were fired. my heart broke today when i heard about the shooting. who of us has the right to take another human's life? i guess my ultimate question would be what the young man who did the shooting was thinking as he went through with all this. what could have happened that he would have thought that the only way to deal with it would be to kill? and as i began to process all that had happened, the news said that the police were currently trying to contact the student's next of kin. i think that the word "kin" bothers me a little. i think that using kin instead of family in a way sort of removes us from having to think about how horrible it would be to hear that someone we love more than we love ourselves has just been unjustly taken. then i wondered if anyone had ever listened to the person who did the shooting…if he felt comfortable sharing the hard to share things with anyone. i wonder if he tried to call someone before he did concluded that what he did was the thing to do. in today's society, we stress the art of individuality and the science to seclusion more than we stress the difficulty of community. think of how dramatically different life would look if we all lived in community. think of how loved you would feel if you called someone that just wanted to listen when you just wanted to be heard. one idea can change the world, but only if the world listens.
i don't think i know anyone in virginia…and the people that read this blog i know are very few and far between. but just in case someone stumbles across this, i just want to let it be known: i'm hear to listen. my advice is usually very little if anything at all, but i would love to listen to your story, your hurts, your scars, your anything. my heart breaks for those without anyone to listen, and i'm here to tell you that i will listen to you.
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