Beautiful world

A friend shared a news story on fb today about a US “errant” bomb that killed over 30 Afghans celebrating a wedding yesterday. I can't find the story anywhere on the BBC websites. I feel sad and angry about the news we get. Every single death matters. Every life should be celebrated. We live in a mixed up world where some events, disasters and funerals are made well known. And others are not. I also feel silenced – what do I know? What news can I trust? If I make a fuss does it take away from the grief of those affected by more well known suffering, as if i'm making a political point rather than standing alongside everyone?

My wise NCBI friends have in the past encouraged us all to get closer whenever we learn about terrible things going on. We might be tempted to retreat into ourselves and pull away from one another, to feel overwhelmed by feelings of powerlessness and hopelessness. Instead if we can, let's keep pulling together, staying connected, sharing our feelings instead of burying them.

We live in a beautiful world full of beautiful yet broken people. Let's keep our eyes and heart open to all that.