Wrong place at the wrong time.

Barack Obama says tragedies such as the killing of 20 youngsters by a crazed gunman must end. But that won’t ever happen. Life always has been full of tragedies. And always will be. Controlled tragedies. Uncontrolled tragedies. That’s part of life. War is probably the biggest tragedy of all. Especially modern war. With modern and ever-more lethal weapons.  Entire cities can be wiped out. With a single bomb. Hiroshima. Nagasaki. Most likely, it’ll happen again and again and again. Endlessly.  That’s the sad nature of the human condition.  One has to wonder if a crazed gunman is any worse than crazed nations that go to war. Resulting in millions of deaths.  Many of ‘em children that never yet experienced going to school. Far too young to die. In a perfect world.  But there’s no such thing as a perfect world. Never will be. But don’t call me a fatalist or a pessimist.  That’s just the way it is. And I’m still bound and determined to find happiness amidst all the tragedy going on. Around me. Just hoping that it doesn’t hit me directly. All it takes is being in the wrong place at the wrong time. –Jim Broede