Another day in America and another tragedy. To many it seems like the same old song and dance. While we don't know if this tragedy was caused by some foreign or domestic adversary the truth of the matter is that people are injured and worse than that, dead.
It makes you lose a little hope in mankind, doesn't it?
And maybe it should.
I'm not sure if it's me adjusting to this type of action as the norm, or maybe it's just a different way of viewing the situation. I haven't lost anymore faith in the human race.
It boils down to the age old idea that there is good and there is evil. No amount of good deeds or evil actions will completely erase the other. As long as humans continue to be imperfect evil will exist. And as long as evil exists there will be good to suppress it.
That doesn't mean I'm not sick to my stomach and angered by what happened. Believe me I am. It frustrates me that so many innocent people trained year-round for this event and now will not be able to finish. It's sickening to think that now the last thing in the back of an athlete's mind is worrying about being blown up. That isn't right. They should have to worry about the physical and mental stress, not about the stress of leaving behind a family should they be injured or killed.
It's yet another obstacle in a race that's much longer than 26.2 miles.
But obstacles build character and loss brings mourning. I don't usually pray, but not praying today would be downright selfish.
I'll pray for Boston and for those affected by what transpired today.
And for those of you who plan on running a marathon: keep going. To give up now would mean letting those who did this get the better of us all.
Train on, every single day, and if you start to lose sight of it for yourself, think of those people in Boston who didn't get to finish their race.
Train on. Run on. Pray on. Do it for Boston.
NP: Lover Of The Light- Mumford & Sons
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