Watching Evil

It's been a really, really bad month. The day before yesterday there was a huge fertilizer plant explosion near Waco, Texas, and over 30 people were killed. That was an awful accident. On Monday, 2 loser brothers planted bombs at the Boston Marathon -- killing 3 and injuring dozens. That was evil. As I write, the TV is live, showing the manhunt for the maybe surviving brother. One was killed last night. These two picked a time and place designed to kill and hurt the most innocent -- they left the serious marathon runners who finished first alone, and went after the regular folks and their families who just like to participate. A Chinese grad student was killed, as well as a 30 year old girl from Boston. A beautiful 8 year old boy was killed, and his sister lost a leg. Our mortal minds seek answers. Why did this happen. How could a God above allow the slaughter of innocents? The answers elude me, of course, other than to accept that awful stuff just happens. Our ancestors were picked off by wild animals. Now our numbers get victimized by psychopaths and other human predators. All I know is it sickens us, and makes us appreciate each day, and each blessing. It makes wasting one's life that much more pathetic. I know plenty of folks who do that -- complain and make excuses why things are bad. They wall themselves away from others -- keeping score of slights and hurts... Not me! If there's any take away from this evil, it's that one must celebrate the good. Tomorrow D1 is taking part in a Crohn's and Colitis Walk. She's raised over $2500 for research. I plan to meet her, her boyfriend, her roommate, and roommate's boyfriend. We'll walk, and we'll laugh, and we'll celebrate. Of my manifold blessings, at the top is that my Ds give back -- a lot. And in a world with evil, where so much is taken -- well, that's as good as it gets.