Yesterday was a beautiful day here in Massachusetts. I got up as usual and got to enjoy my second
cup of coffee watching baseball as the Red Sox traditionally start at 11:00
a.m. on Patriots Day. It was a good game and the Sox won. After the game to celebrate the beautiful day,
we decided to take the dog out to lunch to one of our favorite outdoor eating places. And afterwards, we took the long way home.
Once home, I went to my office to begin to wade through
e-mails. That’s when Greg called up to
me and asked if I had heard the news. A
bomb went off at the Boston Marathon.
For the rest of the afternoon, we sat, like so many did,
watching the coverage as events unfolded.
Seeing the same videos over and over.
Despair creeping in.
Who would do
such a thing?
Then at one point, I checked my Facebook page and saw that my
daughter, Carrie, had shared a quote from Fred Rogers: “When I was a boy and would see scary things
in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’” It made me take a breath and begin to look at
the news coverage with new eyes.
My heart goes out to the victims of this heinous
act and their families. And my thanks
and profound admiration goes out to the many people who, without thought of
their own vulnerability, rushed toward the victims to do what they could to help,
to the weary runners who continued on to the hospitals to donate blood, to the
citizens of Boston who opened their doors to strangers in need.
Because of people like you, I will never lose
hope for a better world.
11 comments:
What a beautiful post, Barbara. I really liked the quote and your perspective. Thank you.
Such a terrible waste...beautiful post and thoughts
Beautiful quote !
My prayers for Boston,
Sylvia
Lovely image and thoughts about yesterday Barb. xo
You have a very healthy perspective. This is a brilliant and so true quote. 'Look for the helpers..'. Leave it to Mr. Rogers. And there were and are helpers. Many. Beautiful post.
it was simply amazing
we had noticed the helpers yesterday, the first responders running towards the bomb and not away, and strangers helping strangers, and all the EMT's and others helping. what a great quote and so appropriate for today.
So true, tragedy brings out the best in people. Lots of helpers.
Beautiful thoughts Barb, there is always a silver lining!!
Mr. Rogers was absolutely right. We survive the evil in this world by holding true to faith in good and more often than not - it will present itself in people helping others.
Thanks for sharing this.
Peace and Hope for a better week. That quote was seen by many this week. That was a good thing.
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