Tragic

I know this is old news, but I bring it up because it really got me
thinking.

I’ve never heard this guy before, or his music. I do have a few
favorite hymns that touch my heart, but overall so-called
“Christian” music does nothing for me. Nothing wrong with it,
just a personal preference.

But how do you get over a tragedy like this? I know that part of
living in this world means we have to deal with tragedy, pain,
and suffering, but this is ridiculous. A freak, random, probably
preventable tragedy. The kind that can happen to anyone,
given the wrong combination of circumstances at the wrong
moment.

And his son has to live with the fact that he was driving the vehicle that ran over her. In their own driveway. I have no clueas to what he may be feeling, but he must be in a place wherenone of us ever want to be. I’m sure the family forgives him, but will he ever forgive himself?

Obviously Steven Chapman has a lot of spiritual faith, and right
now it’s being tested like few have ever been tested before. It
must be the only thing that gets him out of bed and able to face
each day.

In time, I could probably learn to accept and deal with such a
loss. The problem is I don’t know if I’d survive long enough to
make it that far. I’m pretty wimpy when it comes to pain, and
this must be unbearable.

UPDATE: I just put something down in the About Me link, in case anyone is interested. Eventually I’ll probably do something in more detail as an actual post.

~ by The Real Dave on May 28, 2008.