tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458786710697760224.post1407172667567726001..comments2023-09-07T03:46:07.252-07:00Comments on Or Words to that Effect...: You are filthrandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16659230610436922709noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458786710697760224.post-30261124224288092082011-07-25T05:26:22.029-07:002011-07-25T05:26:22.029-07:00Hi Scottie;
Last night at work I so wanted it to...Hi Scottie;<br /> Last night at work I so wanted it to be a busy night. I knew I'd be thinking about the Oslo mindblower. My thought really did begin to mirror what you wrote;<br /> I thought that we as a person/people/nation/world could become bitter, angry and hatefilled, seeking vengence and tear this guy, quite literally, limb from limb. I thought that it would get us to the point that these things just didn't happen anymore if maybe his whole family was killed in front of him. And the more I thought, the more I realized that the only reason this has effected so many people is because we are civilized and simply don't think this way is even an option for solving problems. Civilization, compassion, thought...it takes a great deal of the immediate gratification out of things and opens us up for such horrible tragedies, but anarchy and destruction would only breed more and more such as folks move to murder to "avenge" their lost.<br /> So,as you were so right to state: we need more civility.<br /> Hugs and love, my friend;<br />randy.randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16659230610436922709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458786710697760224.post-61040042581877291452011-07-24T12:19:39.366-07:002011-07-24T12:19:39.366-07:00Hello Randy, may I wade in a bit here. I can'...Hello Randy, may I wade in a bit here. I can't get my mind around the Norway thing. But I have to say I wont let it turn me bitter, I wont let it make me care less, it wont make me suspicious of those I don't know or who are different from me. I just read that militants in Afghanistan hung an 8 yr old boy because his father wouldn't give them a police car. I wont stop letting that shock me. For me to become less human that gives them the win, the advantage. I need to become smarter, better, and yes more loving. I wont become them, I will be better than them. I will not grant them justification nor satisfaction. <br /><br />Love your writing and hugs to you. ScottieScottiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06355524255020038817noreply@blogger.com