I’ve just read about the
March 11th, 2004 | Posted by Shannon
I’ve just read about the bombing in Atocha train station in Madrid. Probably news like this would not be affecting me so deeply if I weren’t going to be there in a couple of weeks. I am already there, in spirit, and my heart hurts. Over 180 people dead, male, female, rich, poor, young, old, happy, unhappy.
Natural disasters are natural disasters. But planting bombs to kill people. I can’t understand it.
I wish we didn’t have to wage a war on terror. There is no way to win this war.
I woke up this morning with a line from the Coldplay song Don’t Panic running through my head.
We live in a beautiful world.
Not on days like today, we don’t. I will burn a candle for all the Madrilenos and pray that we all put down our guns before we completely destroy each other.
