As our country’s leaders work to figure out who carried out the horrific act of terrorism at the Boston Marathon yesterday, as well as why and how, I feel helpless, angry, scared, and desperate to figure out what we can do to move on in the face of such senseless violence and death.
On September 11, 2001, my wife was pregnant and at a doctor’s appointment when the Twin Towers fell. As she sat there wondering why she was bringing a child into this crazy world, her doctor asked if she really wanted to bring a child into this world. What ensued was a baby boom. Rather than retreat and give in to the terrorism, people became more family-focused and aimed to populate the world with more good people, the anti-terrorist movement.
Who knows what life will bring us with each passing day? Plan for the future, but live in the moment. Teach your children ethical values and ensure them that you will do everything in your power to keep them safe. What else can we do?
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