33 dead...several more wounded...

What a tragic day. What a horrible, tragic day. The shootings at Virginia Tech University has caused me to feel sad and heavy in my heart. My heart and prayers go out to all of the students, families and friends of anyone who was killed or wounded or affected by the devastating events of this day.

So many thoughts have been going through my head since first hearing about the shootings at Virginia Tech University today. The sadness, the utter wretchedness of the acts of today have permeated my thoughts all day. My first reaction...call my son and daughters and let them know how much I love them. Not that I don't do that regularly...but today, I had to call each of my children and say it again! We just never know. We just never know...

Tonight, after watching the story retold on CNN, I also couldn't help think about the strangeness of the times in which we live. On this day, this horrible day on that small campus in Virginia...every minute has now been documented by no doubt hundreds of people...where they were, what they were doing, who they were with, what happened, when they heard about the tragedy...all indelibly transcribed for all eternity through instant messages, web blogs, cell phone videos. It is incredible when you stop and think about it. We live in a time when every tiny bit of of our lives can and most likely is documented for all posterity with the ease of technology. Hey...I am blogging my thoughts right now, aren't I?

It is different somehow...not so much like in years gone by when still photographs captured tiny moments of history one bit at a time for future generations to see and imagine what the feelings might have been when the picture was taken. These days...there is no need to imagine...it is plainly there for all to see, read, relive...every second of the way.

Is it better these days? Easier? I know it is interesting. I suspect that future generations will surely have an easier time understanding us...as we are leaving more than our footprints...we are leaving complete documentation of who we are and what we are becoming. It sort of takes the guess work out. What do you think?

Carole