so last week there was a shooting at a mall and my friends and i were discussing it at school during lunch. one of my other guy friends came up to me and started to describe what had happened. i wasnt paying too much attention until he said, "he deserved to die".

i couldnt believe it. it broke my heart to hear those painful words come out of his mouth. no matter what this man had done, doesnt mean he deserved to die. to tell u the truth i dont think anyone should be killed for their wrongs. it doesnt do any good because what they really need is help. no one knows what suffering this man had been through, or what life was like for him. we could never understand what pain he was in, but my friend didnt even give him a second thought.

how could anyone get better unless they have a chance to heal and see the wrongs they had committed?
how could someone ever think about taking another's life in such a horrible way?
how could my friend say such agonizing words?

its shocking how much i dont know about my friends. it wasnt the first time this has happened to me, but no matter how many times i hear something like that, i just cant believe how one-minded people can be. life is precious and should never be taken for granted and yet we still live in a world that is unable to see everyones beauty.

all i can think of is a quote from the movie "Into the Wild"
'Happiness only when shared'

i only wish that someone could have been there for that man.
if only the world could be there for each other.

~Mitomi~
from Dynasty