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Regarding recent events (12/15/2012)
13 years ago
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Some journals are personal, and some journals are business related for Kinzart. For everything else, I don't care.
With what just happened regarding the school shooting in Connecticut, I hold my respect and hope of well being to the families and friends of those who lost someone as a result of the event. It is always a hard thing to consider and to watch unfold, but with the police at scramble and news media with cameras all around the scenes and houses of those effected, the hardest thing is to accept the reality that this is not a dream.
What leaves me truly disappointed lies in the reaction of everyone else involved, being of those who watch the events on the news or click ‘Like’ on anyone’s Facebook comments regarding their own ‘liking’ to an article or comment to the event. As much as social media has brought people together by allowing us to shorten the strings of communication between ourselves, it has also made us fall further apart from each other and reality. Where I truly harp at are those who simply sit on their computers or have their eyes glued to their smart phones to watch this unfold and show their support only by ‘liking’ an article or comment. ‘Liking’ something in relation to this is in itself a pathetic movement to state that someone has made a moment in respect of the event. That while mothers that have lost their growing children, while news casters must sit by the scenes and document the events unfold, and while police must witness firsthand the losses and fixed expressions of those that are no more, that the only thing some people can do is just ‘like’ an article in its relation.
Why not ‘like’ someone’s comment to give a moment of silence in respect of those who were lost and follow up by doing it yourself? Why not ‘like’ someone’s post on their donation to a fundraiser to help the families and, in turn, donate yourself? Instead of simply talking about helping, why not actually do it? While things unfolded, all that was done was Google searches on Ryan Lanza’s name and writing up reactions to the event and harping about how society ‘has let such evils exist in this world.’ What I would rather see, and have done myself, is to be proactive about the event and truly make a difference instead of simply being the lemming who follows the next.
I am not here to write about gun regulations and their flaws, nor am I here to state that their support. I am not for talking about something that makes the act of spreading death an easier act nor am I going to talk about how anyone could perform such acts. I am here to state that a humble dollar, pound, or euro can make a stronger difference than simply clicking ‘Like’ and that the respects paid act stronger than observing those who that do.
That is a reality that I hope will not simply remain a dream.
What leaves me truly disappointed lies in the reaction of everyone else involved, being of those who watch the events on the news or click ‘Like’ on anyone’s Facebook comments regarding their own ‘liking’ to an article or comment to the event. As much as social media has brought people together by allowing us to shorten the strings of communication between ourselves, it has also made us fall further apart from each other and reality. Where I truly harp at are those who simply sit on their computers or have their eyes glued to their smart phones to watch this unfold and show their support only by ‘liking’ an article or comment. ‘Liking’ something in relation to this is in itself a pathetic movement to state that someone has made a moment in respect of the event. That while mothers that have lost their growing children, while news casters must sit by the scenes and document the events unfold, and while police must witness firsthand the losses and fixed expressions of those that are no more, that the only thing some people can do is just ‘like’ an article in its relation.
Why not ‘like’ someone’s comment to give a moment of silence in respect of those who were lost and follow up by doing it yourself? Why not ‘like’ someone’s post on their donation to a fundraiser to help the families and, in turn, donate yourself? Instead of simply talking about helping, why not actually do it? While things unfolded, all that was done was Google searches on Ryan Lanza’s name and writing up reactions to the event and harping about how society ‘has let such evils exist in this world.’ What I would rather see, and have done myself, is to be proactive about the event and truly make a difference instead of simply being the lemming who follows the next.
I am not here to write about gun regulations and their flaws, nor am I here to state that their support. I am not for talking about something that makes the act of spreading death an easier act nor am I going to talk about how anyone could perform such acts. I am here to state that a humble dollar, pound, or euro can make a stronger difference than simply clicking ‘Like’ and that the respects paid act stronger than observing those who that do.
That is a reality that I hope will not simply remain a dream.
Where I disagree with you is the money aspect. Money, will not give these families back their children, it will not give these schools back their sense of security, it will not mentally heal the children who survived and listened to the slaughter, who will come to realize what really happened later on. Money can help with certain things, like food, maintenance of shelter and home. However, what will help is people volunteering their time and energy, be kind to these victims. Treat them well, if you see them where you work, get them a meal, give them an arm and a shoulder. What they lost can never be replaced, even if their children didn't die, even if their spouse didn't die, there is a sense of safety and security which can -never- be had again. Money is cold and lifeless, while it can help provide for needs, it cannot provide for the empty feeling of carrying it instead of carrying your son or daughter up to bed, and reading them a bed-time story.
Yes, money isn't relational for such an event directly, but the point remains the same.