Monday, June 13, 2016

Orlando

My condolences to the friends and families of the victims in Orlando

I don’t know if any of you are reading this, but if you are, I literally don’t know what to say. This crime committed against you was horrific and evil. You are in so much pain, and I wish there was something I could do to take that pain away. I pray that you will be comforted today and all the days after. 

I can’t promise you that this grief will lessen with time, but I hope you find it gets easier to bear. I wish I could hug you and let you cry and talk about your lost loved ones. I hope you will be able to find even the smallest measure of light through all of this.

I wish this didn't have to turn into a political and religious battle, because I can't imagine how much more painful this must make it for you. You deserve the right to grieve in peace. 

And please, everyone else who is reading this, please remember that these were people who died. People with hopes and dreams and plans for the future. Please don't forget this when you start arguing about gun control and healthcare and ISIS. Please take this opportunity to reach out and help those who have been devastated by this violent crime. There is a time and a place for all of this, and right now it's time to comfort those who are in pain, to support them and let them know they do not have to go this alone. You have had ample time to argue about politics and religion in the past, and you will likely have ample time in the future. Please don't make the present harder for those who are suffering. 

8 comments:

  1. Wow.

    This news was acknowledged around the world. It's terrible that people had to die because of one's hate. People should acknowledge that difference in beliefs does not make it right to kill others!

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    1. Yeah. :( I was actually wondering how much the rest of the world was aware of what happened. It is terrible, and I wish things like this would stop happening. You're absolutely right. Disagreement is fine, and even healthy if handled correctly. But no one has the right to kill another person for a difference in ideals. That's just sick. :(

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  2. Great words. I don't think it's right to turn this into an agenda. It's about the lives lost. I feel like out of the other shootings that have occurred this one has been turn into an agenda the most. It was a tragedy not an inciting incident for politics.

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    1. Thank you. I'm with you on that. I think maybe because there are other factors in this shooting that were already politically charged subjects. But that doesn't make it okay to turn a tragedy into a political agenda. :(

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  3. Amen. There are no words for the pain they're experiencing, and we should all focus on the lives lost and comforting those who remain rather than political agendas.


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    1. I think when we forget to focus on the lives lost and just make this political, we lose some of our humanity. :(

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