Silence begets violence?

I think that we have all been shaken to our core about the Connecticut shooting. Mostly because we all have little children in our lives that we love and adore. For me, I have my sisters who are two and my little cousin who is five. Some of those kids were only six. I know how innocent they are, I know how truly loving they are. Little kids love with all of their hearts, they don't question it, and they don't hide it. This horrific act demands our attention because this cannot happen again. No more families should ever experience the pain of losing such an innocent heart. No lives should be taken from this world before their time.  Those kids haven't even lived. They didn't get a chance. Their lives were taken before they could experience anything that life has to offer. They had so much time, and that time was taken from them. As a society we NEED to respond, there is no other option. We cannot stand by and watch these things happen. We are all called to act because that couldn't have been one of children we love. We are called to act because I always hear that our society is a society of death and violence Well let’s stop it. No one wants these events to happen. No one wants to watch children die. So let’s act. Let’s make sure this never happens again. Let’s get gun control, let’s look warning signs in people. Because at the end of the day it’s not guns that kill people, people kill people. From here, we move forward. This will always be n our hearts, and those children will never be forgotten. We are more aware and conscience now. Let’s not lose that. Let’s all be suspicious, let’s question. Let’s be more aware of the people around us. Killings like this always have warning signs. Always. So it’s important to look out for them. Let’s not let this passion and urgency we feel now die, because with this passion we can get things done.

Factory Fire

I think the biggest issue with the fire, other than the horrific deaths, is that the major companies didn't know they were even involved with this factory. The companies in America need to be more aware and conscience of where they get their products. They need to be more aware of how all of their workers are being treated, even if they are not on US soil. I think this tragedy will make everyone more aware of where our products are coming form, not just the companies but the customers as well. The huge corporations are defiantly at fault here because they should defiantly be aware of all imports for their company. I think the wages is a tricky thing though. The country the product is being produced in is in charge of its own economy. Different economies call for different wages what we consider living wages may not be the same in Bangladesh. That being said working conditions should always abide by human rights and should be the same everywhere. The government in Bangladesh should take immediate action to help the working class in their country. 

Radical Forgiveness

Forgiveness is a hard thing, for anyone. It is difficult forgiving people for piety things such as gossiping about you or stealing the guy you like. To forgive someone who tried to kill you, or to forgive someone who genially wanted you to die seems impossible. Yet, incredible people such as Immaculee and Pope John Paul  II do forgive such people. Pope John Paul II forgave someone for trying to take his life. Someone wanted him gone forever and was willing to commit the ultimate sin to do it. Yet. Pope John Paul could look at him and tell him " I forgive you." Immaculee forgave people who killed her family. Forgiveness is such a difficult thing and these two people command such grace and pose. It takes tremendous amount of courage to face those who have wronged us and these two people are heroes in my eyes.