This story is so tragic. Reading some of the above posts brought a favorite poem to mind. I think of it often, especially when I feel ‘quick to judge’ others, and wanted to share it with you all:
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If I Had Known
If I had known what trouble you were bearing;
What griefs were in the silence of your face;
I would have been more gentle, and more caring,
And tried to give you gladness for a space.
I would have brought more warmth into the place,
If I had known.
If I had known what thoughts despairing drew you;
(Why do we never try to understand?)
I would have lent a little friendship to you,
and slipped my hand within your hand,
And made your stay more pleasant in the land,
If I had known.
—Mary Carolyn Davies
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Prayers for this devastated family - the little one is in the arms of Jesus.
I’m not judging the families, there is nothing wrong with recognizing certain truths. I’m sorry, we do live a rather cold society that is just after the pursuit of money and how everything looks. If you don’t believe me, just look at all the plastic women who have spent thousands on plastic surgury. That’s just one tiny example of how people’s values are completely screwed up. We are living in a really screwed up world, no wonder the kids are going nuts. And yes, I think it’s healthy to point this stuff out, to save more people from needing to go on prozac. The reason people are so depressed is because everything is a big fat lie, and people don’t know how to wake up. So yes, I will state the truth when I can, you bet I will