~:[CH8 - Day 318]:~ A Little Bit of Love

~:[CH8 - Day 318]:~ A Little Bit of Love

It's heartbreaking to hear about a school shooting and even more so when that school is one you've worked with before and is close to home. It's never okay for this type of thing to happen and even more of an issue when we don't do much to address the problem. So many times, these people say, I didn't think it could happen here. Students don't take the drills as seriously as they should, as they do not believe it could happen at a "safe place" such as this, however, these are the places they happen at. What is the root of this problem though and how can we fix it? Someone who can answer both questions will be indebted to a number of people, but the reality is, we cannot just sit back and watch. While we may not have any political power and protests may not do much, what we can do is worry even more about the people around us, especially to those whom we have no connection. We can continue to love those who are close to us, but we need to find a little more love within us to reach out to those who need that connection. Could one more person have stop this student from doing what he did? Whether or not the answer to this is yes, spreading more love doesn't take a lot of effort and even if it doesn't work, something positive comes out of it. Sure, we can talk about gun control, restrictions and more, but why don't we start with something we can do in our own loves. Send out some love, reach out to someone who looks or sounds like they're in need, take the time to talk, but even more time to listen, observe, and simply care. We've become such a polarized society, attacking each other, standing OUR ground, stepping on others to get ahead, impatient and looking for instant gratification, or simply focusing on ourselves and discarding those around us. Maybe it's time that the change starting with ourselves, using a grassroots approach. Reach out to someone who seems lonely, connect with friends who have disappeared, continue to reach out to loved ones and remember that while our position may feel important, it's not always worth getting in an argument over. There's a lot I can change and a lot we can change and while some of it is in the political realm, a lot of it we can start fixing right here at home. Who knows what kind of impact this will have, but at least we're doing something to make this world a better place and hope that it will be a place we can hear less and less about things that took over the headlines today.