I am heartbroken
and saddened
It
is a sad day today.
My
thoughts and prayers go out to all in Boston
The
pictures and video of this act of terror were just horrific.
Watching
the news was so depressing and the phrase “man’s inhumanity to man” came to
mind. So I looked it up and there
were a few quotes using that phrase that stuck out to me.
“Man’s
inhumanity to his brother is Our greatest sorrow.” Our Lady.
“Man’s
inhumanity to man shows only the weakness of the soul.” Unknown
I would have to agree with these people. It is just terrible and sickening what the terrorists did today. I can't even comprehend how twisted their minds are. It is horrific.
Earlier,
I had been on FB chatting and sharing jokes with a friend. Then the news about Boston started
showing up on my feed and those jokes weren’t funny anymore. As I
thought about this, I remembered something the prophet, President Monson had
said,
“When compared to eternal verities, most of the questions and
concerns of daily living are really rather trivial. What should we have for
dinner? What color should we paint the living room? Should we sign Johnny up
for soccer? These questions and countless others like them lose their
significance when times of crisis arise, when loved ones are hurt or injured,
when sickness enters the house of good health, when life’s candle dims and
darkness threatens. Our thoughts become focused, and we are easily able to
determine what is really important and what is merely trivial. “ The race of life. (april 2012 general conference)
It saddened me that time wouldn't stand still very long. I had an ever growing stack of laundry to fold, dinner to make, but I knew for so many people, that today marked the day that their lives would never be the same. And that just breaks my heart.
I
was also reminded that while there is much evil in the world, there is greater
good and it will never be overcome.
I
think many of us are asking tonight, Why do bad things happen to good people? I know I was. And as I share this quote, it is in no way to diminish the
grief and suffering that we and especially those in Boston are
experiencing. But this helped me
as I asked myself that exact question.
Even
though I think that is true, today I wish it wasn’t. I wish the heartache and suffering that occurred hadn’t. I wish we could stop this madness from happening. I wish the phrase “man’s
inhumanity to man” wasn't a part of our vernacular.
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