Reacting to the Boston Marathon Bombing

No matter who is responsible; whether an act of terrorism or the crime of a deranged murderer, the Boston Marathon Bombing is yet another massacre in a lengthening string of mass murders that both strain the fabric of society and bring our communities together.  It is important to remember on the same day that this tragedy struck the heart of the American People, the Iraqi People experienced a string of attacks that killed at least 55 individuals.  While we will always strive to ask and answer questions when we are faced with such painful reminders of the fact that our world is full of violence, our rational minds can never quite grip the emotional implications of these events.  Like all things that leave deep scars in our hearts, unresolved feelings and insecurities caused by past events begin to stir when we are periodically reminded of them or experience similar crises.  We may even find ourselves descending into a long and deep personal catastrophe of our own as we watch others pick up the pieces of their lives.  Unfortunately, tragic moments in our lives and shared history will continue to materialize, no matter how much we do to lessen their occurrences, but we can push forward and deal with the consequences by working together in order to build stronger community that nurture fewer criminal minds.  In closing, I hope next year’s Boston Marathon is even bigger and better than this year’s.