They were possessed by some irrational compulsion to get even, hurt, kill and destroy. The weapons were guns, pipe bombs and other homemade ordnance. This earth-shattering assault brought the forces of evil and good together, resulting in terror and horror for students, panicked parents, dead innocents and perpetrators. Now we are dealing with the tragedy and its aftermath. The Littleton community is grieving, Colorado people are trying to cope, a nation is trying to understand.
Life goes on.
Healing begins and we come back. If only to honor those young lives that won't be lived, we must live our lives with greater enthusiasm and optimism and gusto. We have two dear blessings-the here, and the now. We have precious people close to us in our families, churches, schools, neighborhoods and workplaces. We have our faith and humanity.