Today I was just sitting in my business law class in college when my twitter feed blew up with posts about a bombing that occurred during the Boston Marathon. I looked into it and have been watching the news for the past few hours to see all of the updates on the story.

My heart sunk. Emotions were stirred up. My thoughts spun into question, which the main one would be why? Why in the world would this happen? Who could ever do this to these innocent people running a marathon on Patriots Day in Boston for the Sandy Hooks victims?

Some facts I’ve read are 160+ people injured, three have been killed including an 8-year-old child and possibly two other bombs have been found.

I understand they cannot call it terrorism because they don’t want to assume anything but wouldn’t it be terrorism even if it’s domestic or foreign? It’s an act of terror, hate and cowardliness.

It could be a very small group of people or just one person that committed the tragic event. If you really think about that, it’s an incredibly small fraction of a fraction of the population that took and affected the lives of hundreds of people. So I just have to ask how much more blood will we shed of one another? What will it really take for everyone to be able to create peace with each other? How many more lives will be taken because of the acts committed by people who are so thoughtless and careless to other’s feelings and families? I’m not quite sure what it will take and if it will ever happen in this world. We’re killing ourselves slowly but surely and there’s no telling how much worse it will get in this lifetime. And we have to be thankful for having the kind of people who would run towards danger just to help save the lives of others.

Tell your family how much you love them tonight. Text your boyfriend or girlfriend one more time and tell them how much you care about them. Hug your kids extra tight when you tuck them into bed. Because you never truly know when your last day could come. My thoughts and prayers go out to everyone who was in or affected by the explosion today and I hope for the quickest recovery for all of them. Pray for Boston.