Loveless
I wonder how long it will take the lawmakers of this country to realize that we don't need guns any more. You can make any argument you want for the practical purposes of owning a firearm, but until you experience, first-hand, the pain and hardship and suffering of a loss from a needless gun crime, I deem your argument irrelevant.
I doubt I can name one person I've met who has ever been protected by the use of a gun, but I could list at least a dozen people, myself included, who have been personally affected or victimized by a random person with a gun. If you haven't yet, then I'm sure you'll get your chance soon.
Of course, I'm writing in response to the shooting that occurred today on the campus of Northern Illinois University. Today, as tradition would have it, was also St. Valentine's Day, the date of one of the most infamous gun crimes in U.S. history. And now, 79 years later, somebody else has made history of his own in a way that was even more coldblooded.
These events have occurred more and more frequently as of late, and it seems that each one hits closer to home. It also seems like every time it happens, a crowd of people is left scratching their heads, saying, "Boy, I didn't see that coming."A person not should feel frightened for his or her life when out shopping or learning in a classroom setting or ever, yet it seems like the only way to protect yourself from any given person out there who is armed to the teeth is to just stay indoors.
If you care at all for ANYBODY, you should think about that when making your decision whether or not to vote in the upcoming election, and who to vote for.
We all have goals in life. Some of us are just getting by. Some get by better than others. Some people choose to love. While there are those of us who are lucky enough to be in love once, there are some people in this world who will never know what love is, and there are other people in this world who get so lucky, they fall in love over and over again.
If you find yourself like me tonight, by yourself on Valentine's Day, don't use it as an excuse to be angry at all the people who have managed to bring love into their lives. It's true that Valentine's Day is used as an excuse to be terribly cheesy and over-the-top for some couples, and I am not immune to being made sick by it, either, but in the grand scheme of things, those people are just trying to love each other while they can, which is really all you can ask for.
If you haven't had it yet, you will get your chance to love. And if you have had your chance to love and you blew it, tough luck.
Know that in this world people are funny. People are cruel. People are smart. People are cool.
People are heartless, merciless, and soulless. Love while you can. Don't wind up loveless.
I doubt I can name one person I've met who has ever been protected by the use of a gun, but I could list at least a dozen people, myself included, who have been personally affected or victimized by a random person with a gun. If you haven't yet, then I'm sure you'll get your chance soon.
Of course, I'm writing in response to the shooting that occurred today on the campus of Northern Illinois University. Today, as tradition would have it, was also St. Valentine's Day, the date of one of the most infamous gun crimes in U.S. history. And now, 79 years later, somebody else has made history of his own in a way that was even more coldblooded.
These events have occurred more and more frequently as of late, and it seems that each one hits closer to home. It also seems like every time it happens, a crowd of people is left scratching their heads, saying, "Boy, I didn't see that coming."A person not should feel frightened for his or her life when out shopping or learning in a classroom setting or ever, yet it seems like the only way to protect yourself from any given person out there who is armed to the teeth is to just stay indoors.
If you care at all for ANYBODY, you should think about that when making your decision whether or not to vote in the upcoming election, and who to vote for.
We all have goals in life. Some of us are just getting by. Some get by better than others. Some people choose to love. While there are those of us who are lucky enough to be in love once, there are some people in this world who will never know what love is, and there are other people in this world who get so lucky, they fall in love over and over again.
If you find yourself like me tonight, by yourself on Valentine's Day, don't use it as an excuse to be angry at all the people who have managed to bring love into their lives. It's true that Valentine's Day is used as an excuse to be terribly cheesy and over-the-top for some couples, and I am not immune to being made sick by it, either, but in the grand scheme of things, those people are just trying to love each other while they can, which is really all you can ask for.
If you haven't had it yet, you will get your chance to love. And if you have had your chance to love and you blew it, tough luck.
Know that in this world people are funny. People are cruel. People are smart. People are cool.
People are heartless, merciless, and soulless. Love while you can. Don't wind up loveless.
posted by Leland J. Fischer at 10:54 PM
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