#PrayersForBoston

Hi All. I know it has been a while. I'm sorry about that.

I wish my topic today were more light hearted, or fun, or anything but what it is. I just had to get my thoughts on this topic heard, and as my blog is my forum, for my opinions, this seemed like the "duh" way.

The explosions...I know at this moment nobody knows why. What for. Who. All of the questions we all want answered. There are so many scenarios running through my mind, just like everyone else I'm sure. Was it political? Religious? It could be so many things.

I have a lot of opinions on politics AND religion. But I mostly keep them to myself, other than in my very close circle. It's not as much of a "I'm scared to let my opinions be heard", though there is always that thought of offending somebody in the back of my head. It's more...that I don't want step on anybody else's beliefs, and I'm not about to push mine on somebody. I wouldn't want those thoughts pushed on ME, because I am strong in my own opinions and there isn't a lot that's likely to sway me. So I figure why try and sway anybody else, who has every right to their own beliefs and every right to be strong in them? To me, there is no definite, absolute right way. There are SO MANY beliefs in this world, and I just wish we could all be respectful of each other.

So to think that somebody put a bomb at the Boston Marathon, where thousands upon thousands of people would be to support each other in a completely innocent way sickens me. Like I said, I don't know if politics or religion were the source of the guilty party's reasoning. Of course those are the two main ideas out there right now. But to go to such lengths that you are willing to hurt innocent people in the name of your beliefs...I just don't get it.

This hit close to home, because my aunt is a runner. She could have easily been there. She's run races in other cities before. I'm not sure if she's run one in such a big arena before. But what if she'd been there? What if she'd been hurt by this person? The people who were killed and injured were at a race, for crying out loud. And even if they had been at some sort of political rally or religious event, that is their right, their right as a HUMAN BEING, to stand up for what they believe in. Nobody deserves to be hurt for what they believe in, not in my eyes.

I just hope that whoever is guilty doesn't hurt anyone else, and that maybe we as a people can learn from this. I hope that the world can one day learn to respect each other. We may not believe in the same things, or think the same way, but that's okay. It's what makes the world go round.

And I'll end with what I began with. #PrayersForBoston.