This whole week has been quite depressing, eye-opening, and humbling. A good friend's dad was diagnosed with cancer over Easter. The family was told it would be simple and not serious. However, Friday I spoke to her as she rushed home because he took a turn for the worst. Yesterday, he passed away. I can't imagine that about three weeks ago he was fine, and this thought would have never crossed her mind. Her world was turned upside down in a matter of days. It hurts to think this could happen to anyone at anytime. It makes me grateful for my family and friends. I can't even imagine.
Then Monday was the Virginia Tech shooting. This really hit home because it's almost like college students just bond. A university is a haven; I feel so safe here at UD, but the reality is that the campus is so open and free that it could happen to us. It's so sad that someone could have so many problems to take it out on others. The whole thing has me extremely freaked out, and we talk about it constantly in every class. I think it is something that should be discussed; it is just such a heavy topic.
I guess my heart has just been heavy this week. Heavy for those who are suffering, for those whose lives have been turned completely around this week, for those whose safety -both physical and emotional- has been compromised. From my little dorm room in western Ohio I can only sit and reflect and offer my prayers and thoughts. A week that will forever affect my life.
“People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within." Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
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