Shawn L. Bird

6 Responses to “Boston April 2013”

1. dancingpalmtrees Says:

   April 17, 2013 at 5:25 pm

   As a New Yorker who lived through September 11th, I’m heartsick about this terror attack in Boston. I cry for the little boy Martin who lost his life, his sister who lost a leg and the mother who now has brain damage. A family destroyed by another selfish act of violence. I still have not gotten over the children killed at Sandy Hook school. Many days I ask God why do innocents have to die or be maimed. Of course our stupid Senate is not helping. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/18/us/politics/senate-obama-gun-control.html?emc=na&_r=0
   The World is going insane.

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   • Shawn Bird Says:

     April 17, 2013 at 5:41 pm

     I don’t imagine for a minute that things are any worse now than they have ever been, though the scales may be larger. There have always been people who hurt others for their own purposes. Imagine living in Poland during WW2, or France during the revolution, or Russia in the 1920s. Or Bosnia in the 80s. I think the grief of the decent people is the only way to fight the power hungry or the violent.

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2. Ronald Joseph Kule Says:

   April 17, 2013 at 7:41 pm

   In football there is a saying, “Run to open space; there is always open space.” In other words, look for opportunity; place your attention and energy there. The bad guys, the insane, they want you to forget this.

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3. Maxima Says:

   April 17, 2013 at 10:54 pm

   Reblogged this on Spiritual challenges .

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4. Aka Teraka Says:

   April 17, 2013 at 11:08 pm

   Painful!

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5. billierard Says:

   April 19, 2013 at 11:50 am

   This poem is really beautiful. It’s brilliant.
   Sometimes the worst things can be beautiful.

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