tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post5526536141591482228..comments2024-03-27T06:09:04.368-04:00Comments on Blogging, Near Philadelphia: Virginia Tech, Chez, and PaulNancy Near Philadelphiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08803134620826322075noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-50266580883410913652007-04-24T11:53:00.000-04:002007-04-24T11:53:00.000-04:00There is no shame in feeling numb over this terrib...There is no shame in feeling numb over this terrible tragedy, the shame is in living in a world that treats this as an everyday event.<BR/>Unfortunately we are living in a world where news reports of death and destruction have become so common place that we are immune to it. I live in the UK and every night the news carries reports of deaths, either here or overseas. It's getting to the stage where we are unable to take in any more and we just gloss over the facts.<BR/>i am sorry for those that have been affected by these terrible events and I pray that no other family will have to go through wht they are suffering.<BR/><BR/>love and hugs gina xxGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16302065755663279757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-12009294698832182572007-04-21T14:08:00.000-04:002007-04-21T14:08:00.000-04:00I had the opposite reaction... not numbness but ac...I had the opposite reaction... not numbness but acute, searing pain and endless tears. I've been horrified since by the attention to the shooter his photos and manifesto. I've been praying non-stop for the families of these bright and shining faces that I've seen in the paper and on the news, for their souls and for the Va Tech family and the larger Blacksburg community. This one struck close to my heart, I know many affiliated with the school, with the area and have always felt an extended kinship of sorts for various reasons. I join all in prayer through these sorrow-filled days and seek God's comfort and strength to endure this pain and move forward.Mrs. Goodneedlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07453388163219666450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-69451777520389829382007-04-20T16:11:00.000-04:002007-04-20T16:11:00.000-04:00Hi Nancy,Personally, I think a numb reaction is pe...Hi Nancy,<BR/><BR/>Personally, I think a numb reaction is perfectly normal. It's human to be affected by that which is familiar and local vs. that which is unfamiliar. It completely possible and reasonable to have a sort of "intellectual" sadness more akin to empathy, that is materially different than sadness that strikes when it happens to you.<BR/><BR/>I'll go a step further. When we expect ourselves to experience the same grief whether personal or not, we create a nation of fear. The personalization process turns each of us into "victims" causing unreasonable and sometimes irrational reactions. I've written about this on my blog if you want to get more info on this perspective.Greyhairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927522817378718823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-53235793629161443002007-04-20T12:09:00.000-04:002007-04-20T12:09:00.000-04:00Too bad all the news programs don't do as you say ...Too bad all the news programs don't do as you say Aaron Brown's program did. As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words.<BR/><BR/>Sign me up for the prayer vigil (although I'm already including those souls in my nightly prayers).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com