From my desk high upon the tower in Manhattan, I kept a close eye on the events unfolding in sleepy little Boston, where several bombs have gone off in the area around the finish line for the Boston Marathon. I am blessed to know that my friends living in Boston are safe and sound, but there are many families who are suffering, and there are a few families who have been forced to experience the loss of a loved one way before their time, and as much as my co-writer Aaron will hate what I'm about to say (he's not one for platitudes), my thoughts are with those who are suffering through the unthinkable right now - if anyone in Boston is reading this right now, please know that us here at Liberal DOGMA and all of America are Bostonians today, and we share in a part of your grief, though we can never truly feel what you must be feeling right now.
It's times of tragedy such as this where we are forced to reflect on ourselves and come to terms with the reality that there is something wrong in this world. There is something wrong in the world where people can commit acts of terror on a crowd of innocent people, whether it be bombs at the Boston Marathon or bullets in Sandy Hook, without batting an eye. Someone who can pull the trigger on such a heinous act that results in anyone else's death is a reprehensible human being. There is a level of pain and hatred in this world that, some times, can be incredibly difficult to decipher and understand, and it's hard to figure out how to navigate a reality that allows for such insanity to manifest in such a violent manner.
An event such as this, though, can make us reflect on the strength of the good side of humanity - first responders and civilians alike running toward the carnage, not away from it, in order to help the many others who needed help; the marathon runners who, after crossing the finish line, proceeded to keep running to Massachussetts General Hospital to give blood that can be received by those who have lost so much; the thousands of Bostonians who opened their homes to the stranded marathoners after the attack. Patton Oswalt said it best on Facebook in the hours after the bombing: "...the vast majority stand against [the] darkness and, like white blood cells attacking a virus, they dilute and weaken and eventually wash away the evildoers and, more importantly, the damage they wreak." In times of crisis, the majority of us, as men and women, come together, protect and prop each other up, and kick at the darkness until, hopefully, it bleeds daylight, and we can smile once more.
Take one look at your family and, if they're within arm's reach, give them a hug. Call your parents, or your siblings, or your children, and let them know how much they mean to you. It's so easy to think that this could never happen to us...but the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing thought the same thing right up until it happened to them. In the face of evil, the strongest armor of all is love, and we saw that love and compassion come out today on the streets of Boston. Keep that love alive, because it's love that, when all is said and done, prevails over darkness, hate, and violence.
In time, Boston shall run again - it is our job to make sure she knows we have her back.
That's all for today - class dismissed.
It's times of tragedy such as this where we are forced to reflect on ourselves and come to terms with the reality that there is something wrong in this world. There is something wrong in the world where people can commit acts of terror on a crowd of innocent people, whether it be bombs at the Boston Marathon or bullets in Sandy Hook, without batting an eye. Someone who can pull the trigger on such a heinous act that results in anyone else's death is a reprehensible human being. There is a level of pain and hatred in this world that, some times, can be incredibly difficult to decipher and understand, and it's hard to figure out how to navigate a reality that allows for such insanity to manifest in such a violent manner.
An event such as this, though, can make us reflect on the strength of the good side of humanity - first responders and civilians alike running toward the carnage, not away from it, in order to help the many others who needed help; the marathon runners who, after crossing the finish line, proceeded to keep running to Massachussetts General Hospital to give blood that can be received by those who have lost so much; the thousands of Bostonians who opened their homes to the stranded marathoners after the attack. Patton Oswalt said it best on Facebook in the hours after the bombing: "...the vast majority stand against [the] darkness and, like white blood cells attacking a virus, they dilute and weaken and eventually wash away the evildoers and, more importantly, the damage they wreak." In times of crisis, the majority of us, as men and women, come together, protect and prop each other up, and kick at the darkness until, hopefully, it bleeds daylight, and we can smile once more.
Take one look at your family and, if they're within arm's reach, give them a hug. Call your parents, or your siblings, or your children, and let them know how much they mean to you. It's so easy to think that this could never happen to us...but the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing thought the same thing right up until it happened to them. In the face of evil, the strongest armor of all is love, and we saw that love and compassion come out today on the streets of Boston. Keep that love alive, because it's love that, when all is said and done, prevails over darkness, hate, and violence.
In time, Boston shall run again - it is our job to make sure she knows we have her back.
That's all for today - class dismissed.
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