
The Virginia Tech tragedy is about 32 people murdered, the survivors, Cho the murderer, friends, families, acquaintances, and those all over the world who have responded with sorrow and compassion; extending to touch every sentient being on our earth. We all are connected on the web of life. The intensity of the Virginia Tech tragedy touched so many because of the magnitude of the violence, and the technology - tv, internet, radio, newspapers, which carries such disasters to all corners of the globe.
MURDER IS HAPPENING EVERY DAY ALL OVER THE WORLD. IF WORLD DAILY TOTALS WERE KEPT, WHAT IS THE WORLD TOTAL OF PEOPLE MURDERED EACH DAY? HOW MANY FAMILY ON FAMILY? HOW MANY STRANGER ON STRANGER? HOW MANY BY WAR? HOW MANY BY NATURAL OR MAN-MADE DISASTERS? HOW MANY IN THE USA? AFRICA? SWEDEN? RUSSIA? CHINA? INDIA? PHILLIPINES? BRAZIL?MEXICO?AMAZON JUNGLE? YOUR TOWN? WHAT IS THE DAILY TOTAL FOR THE US ALONE? WHAT CAN WE DO TO IMPACT THIS? WHERE IS THERE NO MURDER?
This tragedy includes Cho and his family and the widening circle. Find out about his life. Read about the lives of millions of families like Cho's - families in crushing poverty who leave their countries to work in the USA legally or illegally for a rags to rags or a rags to riches life - leaving behind other family members to languish. The struggle and loneliness of so many makes up the third largest world-wide group of people - immigrants - forced to leave their own lands to deal with the survival issues and racism of the new county. Tragedies of violence, racism, and abuse circle our earth.
So do people and stories that open and heal our hearts. This tragedy has a healing side. May we use it to in some way end the suffering of others and ourselves. To understand ultimately the need to forgive the abusers - to find the unconditional love and compassion that enables us to make a difference. An autopsy will reveal if drugs were involved -If neurological contributors will not show in an autopsy could it be a tumor? Cho was subject to ridicule by other students. If he had a diagnosis of, say schizophrenia, that could say so much about his isolation and hallucinations. Add to that isolation and ridicule to tip the precarious balance. We can live in isolated worlds in the US culture and in all cultures that have no center, no community, at least on a local level. It is possible to walk in a shadow - We need human contact and love to notice, to intervene, to heal. In Mexico and Brazil I saw incredible suffering from extreme, grinding poverty - street children, people in shacks inches from the roads, a few blocks behind the tourist attractions. What touched me so deeply was that like the very poor the world over, so many of these people were SO much happier than so most people I have seen in 40 years of travel in the United States. They were poor and laughed and enjoyed their lives. This is about the poor all over the world happy or not. Take away extreme poverty. I did not see happy poor people who were suffering at the level of malnutrition or mental- emotional illness.
This is about everyone being responsible for everyone - hearts touching hearts. 2007. This is about a comfortable life for all on the earth , a simple life and sharing, giving away, volunteering, tithing - celebrating the thousands and thousands of organizations and millions of people who care and help transform our Earth, our animals, plants, into paradise. All My Relations. All Our Relations.
What keeps each one of us from feeling compassion and unconditional love for every sentient being on our earth? People, Animals, Plants, the
Mountains? If we did, how long until all sentient beings were in Paradise?
How many of us are involved some way in making this possible?
BELOW IS AN EXCELLENT LINK TO AN ARTICLE. INCLUDED ON THE PAGE IS A VERY POWERFUL AND MOVING MULTI-MEDIA COVERAGE -PHOTOS -BIOGRAPHIES -AND TRIBUTES FROM PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD). EACH OF CHO'S VICTIMS IS BEAUTIFULLY HONORED IN THIS WAY. CHO IS HONORED WHEN WE TRY TO UNDERSTAND HIM, LOVE HIM, AND SEND HIM OUR HEALING PRAYERS. HOW MUCH DID HE SUFFER IN THIS LIFE WITH HIS ISOLATION,SILENCE, AND RIDICULE BY OTHERS?