In perusing Facebook, I've noticed very little mention of the disaster in Norway since yesterday. Dozens of young Norwegians were murdered yesterday in the name of politics; but yet, so few of us are even noticing.
Granted, we're aghast at the continued mess in Washington right now, especially with the "President's" display on national television yesterday evening, but we aren't even mentioning what happened in Norway. Is it because it wasn't an Islamic terrorist? If it had been, would we be all over Facebook and Twitter posting about the evils of terrorism and how we need to react? This was close to 90 youths who were attending a political, summer camp who were killed yesterday by a madman who dressed up as a policeman, called the kids to come out, and then shot them, some of them even trying to escape into the water, but yet being murdered by him anyway. Some of these kids drowned trying to get away; but yet, we have almost no mention by those of us who are usually so on top of everything going on.
Sometimes, we become so immersed in everything political that we forget to stop and look at what's going on around us. It's incredibly hot out there, but it's still a beautiful day. It's summer, and most of us have families and friends to spend a Saturday afternoon together. We need to remember that there's a whole other world out there that's beyond our politics. It might be too hot to stop and smell the flowers, but we can at least stop and listen to the laughter of our children.
Unfortunately yesterday, close to 90 families lost that ability. We need to remember that there is a world out there beyond our politics, and we need to remember to mindful of all that is going on out there. As much as we love it, not everything needs to be political. And sometimes, we need to be careful of the things that do become just that.
Keeping it real...
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