It wasn't tragic. A bit disappointing, but tragic is when people spend more time weeping and bemoaning and lamenting than they do fixing problems. Take an example from the police. If they were busy being sympathetic, how much police work would get done?
If you need to cry, then cry. Don't demean others' ability to take action.
And gun legislation is stupid. Ban alcohol at the same time, why don't you; it worked great during the 1920s.
__________________ "I read, I interpret, I think, I criticize, I oppose, I listen, I write, I question, I reply, I quote, I tell, I name, I discuss, I interpolate..., I learn, I teach, I live, therefore I am." -- Marc-Alain Ouaknin, "Mysteries of the Kabbalah", p383.
Favorite Essays I Wrote: love, identity & growth, economics, education, equality, definitions.
Recent Books I liked: Anansi Boys, Fly By Night, Hyperion. |