One Day

What a difference one day makes...yesterday I was drinking my coffee, relaxing and watching the Today Show, really not paying much attention to the news, interviews etc...today, not so much. What happened at Virginia Tech is absolutely unbelievable. How could one person kill 32 people? It's unreal. Hearing the stories from students who were in the classrooms when the shootings started is a bit uncomfortable, but fascinating. To hear how they barricaded themselves against the door, when the gunman was trying to get back into the room and then he began shooting through the door? Insane. To watch them give interviews, they are so stoic and matter-of-fact. Almost showing no emotion. I'm thinking that they are in shock...in a couple days, they will realize what happened and I hope they are provided with the support that they need. As we go through our day-to-day activities, we tend to keep our noses down and our eyes focused forward. How would we react in a situation like this? I'm angry just thinking about it, but what could have been done differently? I know we say this all the time, but life is fragile and most of the time, our exit from this Earth is out of our control. People always say, 'live life to its fullest.' It's hard to bust out of the norm on a day-to-day basis, but I'm going to continue to try.