For the parents of each and every one of the seven children who are no longer with us, I am saying a prayer tonight. Not a particularly religious individual, but I think that if any situation warrants an attempt at comfort, even a misguided one, this would be it.
For the parents of each and every one of the seven children who are no longer with us, I am saying a prayer tonight. Not a particularly religious individual, but I think that if any situation warrants an attempt at comfort, even a misguided one, this would be it.
Absolutely tragic. I don’t want to sound like a bitch but everything happens for a reason. Sad incident indeed. I would nonetheless be tormented for life if this happened to my kids.
not wanting to bring the old ‘religion’ thread back, but they only happen “for a reason” if you believe there’s some sort of “reasoning” behind everything - which depending on the situation can be used to try and ease the pain (seldom works, as I’ve seen it) or to just make you feel guilty about it (or both, curiously).
anyway, yes it’s a tragedy, and there are never good enough words to deal with some deaths.
not wanting to bring the old ‘religion’ thread back, but they only happen “for a reason” if you believe there’s some sort of “reasoning” behind everything - which depending on the situation can be used to try and ease the pain (seldom works, as I’ve seen it) or to just make you feel guilty about it (or both, curiously).
anyway, yes it’s a tragedy, and there are never good enough words to deal with some deaths.
Good point. I do believe everything happens for a reason though. good or bad. Not as an acceptance issue.
I’m not sure I’d go as far as to say I believe everything happens for a reason… but I’m also sure that there’s a silver-lining to everything bad that happens. Sometimes it takes awhile to see it, is all.
Not what I meant, and you know it. When my brother died from a heroin overdose back in 1997, it was awfully difficult for my family to see any sort of positive. But his death was the one death they were able to trace back to the dealers, who were then all arrested, and the suppliers as well, etc… took a $22 million a year drug racket out of the Dallas area.
