Hello there. Those of you that have been visiting here for a while know that the needle tends to skip off the record entirely for me when such tragic events as the mass shooting at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina occur. My heart goes out to the family, friends and loved ones of the victims. If there is anything that could resemble a light in the midst of such darkness, it would be in the forgiveness and mercy that many of them gave to the racist murderer that changed their lives for ever.
We all loose a bit of humanity in the face of such horror. I am still trying to understand it and apparently I am not the only one. I was both moved and inspired by Jon Stewart’s monologue about the events. If you wish, you can see it here.
And the part one of this post? It is a light-hearted romp through Provence. That might be what you need right now too. If so, you can find it here.
Back to the usual programming next week. Thank you for reading,
Heather
Thank you everyone so much for sharing your thoughts and perspectives here. You gave me much to think about. I hope you don't mind that I didn't respond individually. In this case it was just too overwhelming and I wanted you all to have your space to express your opinions, for them to be enough as they are.
It's heartbreaking, and Jon Stewart's monologue is almost too difficult to watch. One very sad aspect of these terrible events is that in a bid to minimize the racism aspect, mental health (or crazed individual acts) are brought forward to explain the tragedy. And, once again, people with mental health difficulties take the fall for society's failings. Sadness upon sadness. 🙁