Christmas...
Although delving into reality goes against the grain of this blog...for Christmas, I feel it is essential.
I make a concerted effort not to discuss work. However, at the same time, work often brings me back to reality. Two young girls lost their parents yesterday in a tragic accident. Yes, we have seen these things before...and we will all most certainly see them again. However, when dealing with the aftermath of death, there is rarely a witness...or rather witnesses...that are tied to the incident through blood. Yes, people do randomly witnesses unforeseen acts of violence and death on a daily basis. However, I believe that number drops dramatically when the list includes family members who watch other family members hopelessly die in front of them. It is one thing to watch someone's life taken in a split second. Pain? They probably never felt a thing. I imagine it is entirely something else when on a cold, rainy Christmas day, you are forced to watch your parents reach for life while being pummeled in cold, deadly, and relentless water. That is something that no one should have to witness.
My heart goes out to those two young girls. I will never forget their honest, shock driven statements of reality while also never forgetting the pain that every future Christmas will potentially bring them.
For those that dutifully serve the public, both home and abroad, never forget how fleeting life is. Grab those that you love close...and then closer again.
I make a concerted effort not to discuss work. However, at the same time, work often brings me back to reality. Two young girls lost their parents yesterday in a tragic accident. Yes, we have seen these things before...and we will all most certainly see them again. However, when dealing with the aftermath of death, there is rarely a witness...or rather witnesses...that are tied to the incident through blood. Yes, people do randomly witnesses unforeseen acts of violence and death on a daily basis. However, I believe that number drops dramatically when the list includes family members who watch other family members hopelessly die in front of them. It is one thing to watch someone's life taken in a split second. Pain? They probably never felt a thing. I imagine it is entirely something else when on a cold, rainy Christmas day, you are forced to watch your parents reach for life while being pummeled in cold, deadly, and relentless water. That is something that no one should have to witness.
My heart goes out to those two young girls. I will never forget their honest, shock driven statements of reality while also never forgetting the pain that every future Christmas will potentially bring them.
For those that dutifully serve the public, both home and abroad, never forget how fleeting life is. Grab those that you love close...and then closer again.
Mike Lang
