April 15, 2013

Man, I'm a dick.
— God (@TheTweetOfGod) April 15, 2013

for a good while, i was so sad, and still am sad, for those who lost their lives and for those who lost either limbs, or the abilities they once had, or the perspectives on life that they had before this happened. and the more i thought about the tragedy, and the angrier i got, the more i got past it.... a little. it would do more good for my soul to focus on the actions of the living, than the anger over the dead. it is unbearably sad that people are gone because of another's evil, but there are so many people that are doing the best they can with those who are still breathing and moving.

i am often angry that a "hero" cannot bring people back, but a police officer is not a psychic, a doctor is not a magician. they both do what they can with what they have and when someone is lost, they must be lost and attention must be given to those still in need. there will be people who will recover, and those people need help. and so while i mourn the loss of any life, i do need to appreciate those able and brave people who do the best they can in extreme times of need. tonight, there will be people working throughout the night in Boston, and even in other parts of the country, more than i will ever realize. they're working to fix what happened, help people recover and do their best to make us all safer by finding who did this. they're doing their best, just like i am, just like you are, just like us all.