Darkness and Light

[mikailborg]

Conflicting emotions fight for possession of my journal this morning.

This is, of course, the one-year anniversary of a fool at Virginia Tech deciding that since his life wasn't working out right, random strangers should be made to suffer. NASA Langley will "share a time of reflection with the Virginia Tech community" today, according to our website. The friends, families, and fellow students involved will certainly be in my thoughts today.

On the other hand, last night the Discovery Channel ran the most hopeful, joyful television commercial I may ever have seen, reminding me that the world is grand, and complex, and beautiful, and that for every nihilistic Greyface out there, there's someone trying to make our time here better and happier. I can't believe I'm feeling the urge to thank a media conglomerate for their advertising.

Boom-dee-ah-da.

Comments

[vond.livejournal.com]

Yes, that commercial was really awesome, we saw it for the first time last night too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PK00DMcDygs

[shrewlet.livejournal.com]

Employees of Carilion are sharing in this time of remeberance and support by being allowed to wear Hokie colors instead of normal business wear.

Take the time to remember, reflect, grieve, but find hope that the Hokie Nation will continue to heal. We will never forget, but we are VA TECH!

[jsciv.livejournal.com]

I am wearing VT colors today but I don't expect anyone to notice. There's just too much else in the world going on for remembrance of this to be top on anyone's mind. Especially with the Catholic church topping the headlines (in a good way).

I have my friends back there who know I'm remembering, though, and really I'd rather the world move on.

[meiran.livejournal.com]

I felt the same way. I wore a ribbon of VT colors, but nobody even noticed or commented.

The part that saddened me was that I work on a college campus. In public safety. You'd think they'd be a bit more tuned in. But since they all know I'm from the Blacksburg area, I'm choosing to think they were being respectful and didn't want to mention it.