[oldeguy]

Death, at anytime can be tragic, whether through illness, accident, or for reasons not known. When it is a child, and yes, those in Virginia are children, it is even more heart wrenching. To know that someone, who has yet to experience all of life's pleasures and challenges has been forever stopped, is to me, the worst thing that could happen.

I think that for now, all we can do is send our hopes and prayers to the families of the dead and injured in Virginia, to hope that those that are still alive will be able to conitnue with their lives as they had planned, to be able to someday smile, to enjoy life again. For the families of the dead, we can only hope and pray for some sort of peace, some sort of strength, and some healing of their hearts, which were shattered by some deranged young person, who for some, as yet unknown reasons, decided that he was God, and had to murder all those young, vibrant students, some, I am positive, the same ages as some of us here, as well as those teachers who only wanted to help those kids become good hard working members of society.

So, go and hug your families, young and old , call them, spend some time with them, don't ever take them for granted. Never take life for granted. You never know when your plans for life can be changed.