Aurora

A senseless killing. We are all witnesses. But what are we willing to do? Blame someone? What if we looked at the Aurora killings, and all the other horrific killings we have witnessed and ask ourselves, how did I contribute to that? And what can we do to prevent another gut wrenching massacre like this one? Or can we? As difficult as this has been to watch, and to read, we need to look at ourselves. Inside. Deep inside. Most of us harbor anger, at some point in our lives. It is healthy to express and feel it fully. It is not ok to take it out on innocent people. But right now we are all angry. Angry at ourselves. For tolerating and witnessing one more death. In front of our faces. We have all participated in this. By allowing ourselves the belief that we are safe if we bear arms. Thinking that we will be able to defend ourselves if someone points at us first. But that's just the delusion. We don't hear of anyone bearing their arms to defend themselves. Except maybe at war. But now there's a new war. The wars in our own backyards. The wars in our own homes. With our own families. It is a sad day, and we should all come together in mourning of the loss of those who will not celebrate next birthdays. For the mothers who will be unable to live content from now on. For the siblings who will not have anyone ro play with. For the heroes who shielded their girlfriends, and gave up their last breath for love. As painful as it is to watch, we must look at ourselves, and see where we can begin to let go of our anger. The anger that makes even a genius stupid. Anger makes us all stupid. Let's look at ourselves and find peace with our own being. Ask for a friend when lonely. Give our time to help others, so that we may realize our loneliness can be softened by sharing our time. That our anger can dissolve if we work through it. Let this horrible loss of lives not be in vain. Those that survived may feel a sense of guilt, but their lives were spared for a reason. This affects all of us for a reason. So we may see what anger looks like and the damage it can do. Let's all look into our hearts, forgive, release, and make peace with ourselves. Then we can start with our families. Then our neighbors, and from one look inside, we can begin spreading peace to each other. We are all connected. We suffer together, but we can heal together. Let's come together and not leave anyone out. Start today. You may just save a life. Or 12.