t:
(no subject)
Date:
Wed, 15 Dec 1999 00:28:09 EST
From:
Sweet005s@aol.com
To:
ColumbineMemorial@dreampackers.com
To the family and Friends of those lost at Columbine and the mourners world
wide,
Being a teenager in highschool and living in Colorado, the Columbine incident
deeply touched me. I was informed of the shooting at noon while in school
and because my fourth hour was technology education I was able to watch the
horrific scenes of earlier that day unfold before my eyes. I sat sobbing,
cowering in a chair in the corner of my classroom as the scenes of death,
destruction, and pain flashed before my eyes. I was to participate in a
varsity soccer game that night, but was unable to even walk to the locker
room to change. I was carried along by my teammates as I cried out in vain
and grief over the victims. This shooting was just a vivid reminder of what
has happened to society. It shows the madness which we live in today,
everyday. We are told so often of such tragedies that we have become
somewhat immune. It’s not until something hits so close to home that there
is a tremble. Like a house of cards threatening to fall. The constant
images: those running, those dying and those in grief. You watch in horror
and disbelief and when you close your eyes the pictures taunt you. The
grief, the anguish caused by insanity seems unreal. Mourning cries onto the
onlookers and a whole world of insecurity and fear is created. This is what
we have come to. This is what we must face everyday. Civilization has sunk
in this era of humanity. It’s funny we can still call it that, seeing that
these happenings are becoming more frequently occurrent. Everyday we deal
with this outlook and everyday we go out again to face the world. Some may
say we are struck with fear, shield our eyes from the wreckage and proceed
with our daily lives. Although that’s how it may seem I have to interject
and disagree. We are survivors. But I often question, "the survivors of
what?" We go along with these events because they happen in the world we
live in and there seems to be no way to change that. I hope that one day a
solution is found and that this kind of suffering is scarcely if not known at
all. Two people who decided not only to destroy a school and the lives of
many, but throw another log unto the fire of the breakdown of civilization.
I feel it is not wrong to say that there is light at the end of the tunnel,
for I see the glimmer of hope everyday in the eyes of my classmates. One of
the things that I have never been able to work out in my mind is how these
morals that are silently agreed upon by humanity are so commonly broken.
Even though this tragedy has largely envolved the sadness in my life it has
also lead to my religious rebirth. Today my faith is stronger than ever and
my look to GOD and the future is a bright one. In my school I work to
promote peace and involve everyone so there is no longer a group of
"outsiders". I am often frustrated in my work, but I know that one day it
will be rewarded and hopefully the world will be rewarded with peace. I also
write this letter to express my sorrow to the parents of the Columbine
students, I know that what they are going through must be awful.
I pray for the families and an end to all school shootings which hurt so
many. Let's end it all.
Grace Midkiff
Colorado Springs, Colorado
I am a 15 year old sophmore at Harrison High School.
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geocities.com/rainforest)