I have blogged before about how much
I love facebook for the way it helps to keep in touch
with people you normally would not be able to.
Yet it also has many negative points to it.
Yesterday I am reminded of why it sometimes can be a bad thing.
Yesterday morning HOBL calls me enraged by
a post of people finding a way to blame the parents
of the 4 teens who were killed over the weekend.
Not much enrages HOBL, he pretty much goes with the flow.
However, in this case he not only is angry but had to
leave a comment against what many others were writing.
I tell him I will read it later but he reads to me
what he posted and I am quite proud of his writings.
I am intrigued enough to, before leaving home, go and
read what some of these lunatics have written in reference
to these poor families.
Oh My God!!!!
These people have proved once again that my new famous
quote from a country song is so true.
"GOD IS GREAT, BEER IS GOOD AND PEOPLE ARE CRAZY"
Not only do I find myself really, really mad at what people
are saying there but for the fact that they can show
such little compassion for families that are suffering so darn much!
Of course, I have to post and pretty much what I say is this:
I CANNOT BELIEVE WHAT I AM READING HERE.
WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO COMPASSION?
WHY DON'T WE JUST PUT ALL THE PARENTS IN THE
VILLAGE CENTER AND STONE THEM.
LETS NOT FORGET HOW THE STORY GOES THOUGH
LET THE FIRST PERSON TO CAST THE STONE BE
THE ONE WHO HAS NEVER SINNED.
I DO NOT BELIEVE LIKE MOST THAT THIS WAS THEIR
TIME TO GO AND IT WAS GOD'S WILL BUT I DO
BELIEVE THAT GOD ALLOWS TRAGEDY TO HAPPEN
TO TEACH OTHERS LESSONS. MAYBE THE LESSON HERE IS
COMPASSION. IF THIS WERE YOUR CHILD WOULD ANY OF THIS
POST HELP YOU IN ANY WAY? THESE PARENTS DID NOTHING
WRONG AND YOU GUYS ARE JUDGING WITHOUT EVEN
KNOWING THESE PEOPLE.
I NOW WONDER IF I HAD LOST MY SON TO DRUG ADDICTION
HOW MANY STONES WOULD HAVE BEEN THROWN AT US
FOR BEING THE CAUSE OF HIS DRUG ADDICTION.
COME ON PEOPLE...
WAY TO DEFEND THE RIERA NAME THIS MORNING, RON
PROUD TO BE YOUR WIFE THIS MORNING.
and I am proud, proud that he took the time to defend parents
because this tragedy could happen to any of us.
So I stand by my new motto:
"GOD IS GREAT, BEER IS GOOD AND PEOPLE ARE CRAZY"
Sad, tragic events happen around the world minute by minute. We are part of a planet with over 6 billion people so odds are something horrific will happen in your part of the world. The law of averages catches up to us all. That's how I look at it. I read the newspaper, viewed the video on the web, stared at the pictures and was saddend by their deaths. Nothing anyone will say or do will change anything. That is a fact. Everyone must live on each day without those four kids and sorry to say, but time has no compassion. An event like this is what starts up the legislative engine that starts enacting unneccary laws. The people are outraged, the politician sees a way to appease the people, and some law is written. Watch the curfew age go up to 18 to over compensate for this tradgedy. I disagree that the lesson here is compassion. I really feel the lesson here is a simple reminder that life is a gift of time and time can take what it wants from you when it wants. Time rewards those who don't take it for granted and for those who remain vigilant in all that they do. Appreciate time (such as the time we had with Morten Andersen back in the day when he made all of the field goals he attempted and didn't shank a chip shot against the Falcons) :)
ReplyDeleteThe lesson here is respect, you shouldn't write shit about these parents on face book or any other source of information. These parents just loss 4 kids and you got some fools judging them on face book. It should be a lesson on compassion, but people in the world today don't have that no more. I personally don't see where this article has to do with time, Do me a favor and read the article on face book and you will see for yourself how cruel people can be. People can't wait today for something bad to happen then they can judge you and play god, thats why the older I get the less trust I have dealing with people.
ReplyDeleteNonc... I don't do facebook. And I can about imagine what is written ... it's called "knee jerk" reaction ... always wanting to blame someone and always wanting a reason or an answer ... my point is it doesn't matter what it said or what is done, those families will never have those kids back and it's sad. Bad things happen to good people.
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