It is so easy to become discouraged and depressed these days. There are so many horrible things happening in our world. This is especially true when we see so many shootings. It's time to say enough is enough, but I have said this before! Is anyone listening?
People argue on social media for a day or two and then it seems to be business as usual again. Overnight someone responded to a tweet of mine saying the solution is for everyone to be carrying guns. He was serious too.
I'm not going to tell you how to fix the problem, because it is complex and cannot be corrected by a simple act. We can't keep ignoring it though. We need to do something. If we don't care about each other, then let's at least think of the children. But no one seems to want to save the children anymore. That line from Kendrew Lascelles poem "The Box" keeps popping into my head. (His poem was about war, but the sentiment still fits).
I was looking the other day at the face of a little boy who was shot a few years ago at the Gilroy Garlic Festival. This morning I'm thinking especially of those killed at that parade near Chicago. How many kids were witness to this tragedy? I think of the many kids who have been shot and killed, so many of them in their own schools. There is public outcry for a few days and then everyone moves on. Every human life is precious, but for those who suggest that some folks "deserve what they get," let me again point to the children. How can an innocent child deserve to die? Do you have an answer? But no one seems to want to save the children anymore.
Will YOU do something today? Will you make a phone call or write a letter or talk to your friends and family or overwise convey your feelings that something must be done? In many countries the people would be out in the streets marching for safety and peace. What is happening in the United States where mass shootings have become so common?
But no one seems to want to save the children anymore.
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