I have made it a point to re-read and follow-up with my posts each night. If there is a comment, I will reply and if I feel the urge to post something new I will. So here we go...
I read my post about the 'new' world we live in (dated December 15th) and have decided that maybe a stronger stance is warranted. I still feel as my friend Vince does with regard to the senseless murders of so many children and their protectors. The way my heart sinks each time I remember the events of that day, will never go away. Similar to ANY senseless act against children...the memories should act as a reminder.
I hear so many people talk about how the only reason this act of violence is different is because this time it involved so many little children. Well I am here to tell you that maybe there is another reason or maybe what I am about to comment on is inferred? Yes, they were children, but it was the light inside of them that was even more important. Their innocence was ripped away from them so violently and for what? Innocence is a rare commodity that only children posses... at some point in our lives we lose it and can never regain the ability to look up at the world wondering things only a child full of innocence could wonder.
No more innocence should be taken from our world, without it, we will surely perish. So how do we prevent it? I think our elected officials need to be held responsible for finalizing a plan that secures our future. and then... instead of complaining about how our guns are shorter and our magazine clips are smaller, we should stand behind what ever decisions they make, whether we like it or not. No, the size of the clip probably does not matter... well maybe it does. No, the size and power of the gun does not matter... well maybe it does. Everything is up for debate and if we know our politicians, it will ALL be debated.
There is more at stake here than just bullets and guns... we are talking about human innocence; we are talking about the future of society. Like it (or believe it) or not.
A thought just crossed my mind as I was proof reading this... Our country is by the people for the people, right? Well then maybe the responsibility to remedy the problem is ours to fix as well as congresses'? Instead of sitting in front of our computers complaining about who is right and who is wrong, we should get up, get involved, and get something done.
Please do not think I am forgetting how so many children died on 9/11 or how many children die daily due to idiots with guns, knives, cars, and so on. Those events all fit into my rant about innocence and they are no more or no less important than the children of Newtown, CT.
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