I spent most of my commute home today composing a post in my head, something I've been wanting to write about for a while. But then the attacks in Paris happened. And what I wanted to write about seemed insignificant in the grand scheme of things.
I will never understand hate. I will never understand killing. I don't know the reason for the attacks and frankly I don't care. There is no good reason for this. There is no logical explanation for this.
So many people will go to bed tonight knowing that a family member or friend perished. For those people my heart hurts. This isn't fair and it isn't ok.
I hope that in the coming days we see the best in people, not the worst. That we see love and tolerance, not hate and divisiveness.
My heart hurts for Paris too.
ReplyDeleteBut there is a logical explanation for this. It is in someones interest to destroy Europe. I am afraid that this is just the first of terrorist attacks that will happen in Europe. I am afraid that the Europe, as we know it, is over.
I fear that this won't be the last attack either. I hope I'm wrong though.
DeleteTwo of dh's cousins, their spouses & a couple of their friends were in Paris Friday night... they were on a riverboat dinner cruise and had to walk back to where they were staying (!) because everything was on lockdown. They had to cut short their trip & managed to catch a flight back home the next day. Thank goodness. A little too close for comfort. :p
ReplyDeleteI don't understand it either. :(
" I hope that in the coming days we see the best in people, not the worst. That we see love and tolerance, not hate and divisiveness."
ReplyDeleteHear, hear. But it won't happen. Because people get angry, defensive, scared, aggressive, and refuse to use empathy or love. It's very sad.
I guess that I'm just an idealist. But you're right, it won't happen. If my Facebook news feed is a barometer for public opinion, it seems that there is a lot of blame and hate going around.
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