Ten years ago yesterday, April 20, 1999, 13 high school students were gunned down and killed by 2 other high school students at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. I remember seeing the scene after it happened on TV. Since then, there has been so many gun-shooting incidents around the country. But why does it keep happening?? I have to wonder. Why??
It was not until about 6 years ago that I got to know one of the students who got killed, of course not personally, but through books that were published by her Dad. The books quote some of the personal poems and show illustrations that she wrote and drew in her diary. In one of them, she says that she will make a huge impact in this world. And sure she did. At least, she touched my heart and make an impact on my life. She was just a usual teenager just like anyone else. She was a devoted Christian and lived her life likewise. She believed that, if she reached out to others with kind heart, it would make a ripple effect on others. I believe that she touched many people's heart by doing little things that everyone could do, such as talking to someone new at school and becoming friends with them, offering help to someone who might need it. Sometimes, just a little thing that you say could make a huge impact in life. At the same time, just a little thing that you say could hurt someone.
Parents and families of those 13 (plus 2 shooters), I am sure, are thinking what they would be doing if they were alive. Getting married and having kids. Working a job that they wanted after graduating from college. Still trying to realize their dream. Those days would never come. But I am sure that those high school kids brought lots of memories and joy to the lives of their families. It is really hard to say this especially thinking of those who lost their child. But I still believe that things happen for a reason.
The most of us take everything for granted. But tomorrow is not a promise but just a chance.
But why does this keep happening? Is it gun ownership that needs to be restricted or prohibited? Her Dad does not think so. And neither do I. It is something that they have in their heart. I don't even understand why someone could even point a gun at someone else. That scares me. It is something in their heart that needs to be fixed or helped. You can talk to the President and try to talk him into prohibiting gun ownership. But so what? There would still be someone who would find a way to kill someone. How could the parents of those two guys who killed 13 other in Columbine not know anything about what they were trying to to? How could they not know that they might have needed help. What about their friends?? There got to be a reason why they turned into a killer. There got to be something that made them. Now that they are gone, we will never know why. But if we try to help each others out, if we are kind enough to offer help, if we are able to reach out to others and be kind, a tragic event like this may happen less often.
A sad thing is that it will be forgotten as days go by. The Virginia Tech tragic shooting was not that long ago. But no one talks about it anymore jut like it never happened. If we do not change, it will keep happening. We need to challenge and help each other out. If your friend needs help, why don't you help them out? It's got to start somewhere. And keep trying and trying. It will make a huge difference somewhere sometime.
I am not perfect. I do not do that all the time. And I regret that I did not sometimes. Everyone has the same time everyday. It's all up to you how you use it. If you use even a small portion of your time for someone else who can use your help, I am sure that you will feel accomplished and a lot better. You don't have to do anything special. If you see someone sitting alone in cafeteria at your school, say hi and talk to him/her. If you see someone new, then, talk to them and become friends. If you see someone unhappy, ask them why and offer help. That little thing can turn some one's life around.
I realize how much time I am wasting after thinking of things I can do for someone else. One last thing....I could never imagine what it would be like to lose my own child ( I don't have one though yet). But God gave up His only Son for us even before we knew Him. That's how great His love is. And He did is all for us.
It was not until about 6 years ago that I got to know one of the students who got killed, of course not personally, but through books that were published by her Dad. The books quote some of the personal poems and show illustrations that she wrote and drew in her diary. In one of them, she says that she will make a huge impact in this world. And sure she did. At least, she touched my heart and make an impact on my life. She was just a usual teenager just like anyone else. She was a devoted Christian and lived her life likewise. She believed that, if she reached out to others with kind heart, it would make a ripple effect on others. I believe that she touched many people's heart by doing little things that everyone could do, such as talking to someone new at school and becoming friends with them, offering help to someone who might need it. Sometimes, just a little thing that you say could make a huge impact in life. At the same time, just a little thing that you say could hurt someone.
Parents and families of those 13 (plus 2 shooters), I am sure, are thinking what they would be doing if they were alive. Getting married and having kids. Working a job that they wanted after graduating from college. Still trying to realize their dream. Those days would never come. But I am sure that those high school kids brought lots of memories and joy to the lives of their families. It is really hard to say this especially thinking of those who lost their child. But I still believe that things happen for a reason.
The most of us take everything for granted. But tomorrow is not a promise but just a chance.
But why does this keep happening? Is it gun ownership that needs to be restricted or prohibited? Her Dad does not think so. And neither do I. It is something that they have in their heart. I don't even understand why someone could even point a gun at someone else. That scares me. It is something in their heart that needs to be fixed or helped. You can talk to the President and try to talk him into prohibiting gun ownership. But so what? There would still be someone who would find a way to kill someone. How could the parents of those two guys who killed 13 other in Columbine not know anything about what they were trying to to? How could they not know that they might have needed help. What about their friends?? There got to be a reason why they turned into a killer. There got to be something that made them. Now that they are gone, we will never know why. But if we try to help each others out, if we are kind enough to offer help, if we are able to reach out to others and be kind, a tragic event like this may happen less often.
A sad thing is that it will be forgotten as days go by. The Virginia Tech tragic shooting was not that long ago. But no one talks about it anymore jut like it never happened. If we do not change, it will keep happening. We need to challenge and help each other out. If your friend needs help, why don't you help them out? It's got to start somewhere. And keep trying and trying. It will make a huge difference somewhere sometime.
I am not perfect. I do not do that all the time. And I regret that I did not sometimes. Everyone has the same time everyday. It's all up to you how you use it. If you use even a small portion of your time for someone else who can use your help, I am sure that you will feel accomplished and a lot better. You don't have to do anything special. If you see someone sitting alone in cafeteria at your school, say hi and talk to him/her. If you see someone new, then, talk to them and become friends. If you see someone unhappy, ask them why and offer help. That little thing can turn some one's life around.
I realize how much time I am wasting after thinking of things I can do for someone else. One last thing....I could never imagine what it would be like to lose my own child ( I don't have one though yet). But God gave up His only Son for us even before we knew Him. That's how great His love is. And He did is all for us.
