A couple of weeks ago I started writing a blog complaining about the phrase "especially this time of year." I loathe and despise that string of words. Tragedy is tragedy, joy is joy. Helping others shouldn't depend on a date. The Salvation Army used to say, "Hunger knows no season." True. We have to do the right thing year round.
Yesterday, 20 students and seven adults were murdered in a school in Newton, Connecticut.
I waited for someone to say "especially this time of year," and I wasn't disappointed.
I heard it on the news last night. I saw it posted on FaceBook this morning.
So if these people--the adults as well as the children--were murdered in April instead of December, that would be better?
For whom?
Why?
Sorry, I disagree. Their deaths are an outrage, a travesty, and a deep, lingering sorrow that will never go away for their families and friends, and that doesn't change whether it's Christmas, the Fourth of July, or Arbor Day.
Very well said, Molly. Another thing I've noticed is people saying, "As a mom I'm absolutely heartbroken by this." Really? So if you weren't a mom you wouldn't be heartbroken? It seems so crass and uncaring, in my opinion.
ReplyDelete