Browsing Tag: Grief

1947- a year that wrote the lives and deaths of countless people. A year soaked in blood and tears. For people who have witnessed this man- made disaster, it brings back blood chilling screams and distraught memories.

Since his 6-year-old daughter was killed in the Connecticut school shooting, Robbie Parker has been encouraging people to try to find peace in tragedy.

There was not one murmur of anger, hate or even a sense of victimization. Instead, I felt their communal commitment to remain peaceful even in the face of violence. The community would not let that force win by pulling them into bitterness or vengefulness. There was no sense of inner struggle, whatsoever.