Be Offended!

Its Choose Day. The week just started and I'm over it. Watching today's newscasts brought back bad memories.  Children dying in the crossfire. Drivers killed in carjackings. Innocent people dying from freak accidents. You go to school, work, (insert place here) going about you normal routine and then there's a shooting.  Our country is becoming numb to these recurring headlines. Chicago is constantly in the spotlight for the reckless abandon of the value of life. For an 8 year old shot and killed playing on his porch by a gunman aiming for his older brother is heartbreaking. To come out of the city to the suburbs and shoot people out of gang wars is the bottom of deplorable. Our children are not safe at school or on their way to school. Our country hasn't always been this way. Where is the blood lust coming from? Why does no one care about the carnage of these dead bodies? My question is why aren't there common sense gun laws? No other major country has these issues. We police the world but can't protect our citizens???!!! Preposterous!!! I am thankful that there has risen a generation that says enough of this foolishness. People are tired of the lack of compassion and humanity. Our young people aren't posting about fluff topics. They are socially conscious citizens who are demanding that we do better. They are taking the world by storm demanding answers to these tough questions. I join them as I flashback to the shooting in Chicago 's Financial District a few years back. A voice came over the intercom asking us to shelter in place. Cell phones bust with news reports from outside our building. S.W.A.T Teams in the lobby...guns and rifles drawn.  Police and news helicopters hovering overhead.  I never want to go through that again, and my heart goes out to those families victimized. I can only imagine the depth of emotions that everyone must have right now. I know we can do more than sit by and watch. We can be offended by the ugliness of our society and make the change. I'm just waiting for others to join me. Are you ready? I am. Join me on this journey as we aspire to live the best life. The Purple Life. Share your comments below. Thanks for reading this article and supporting this blogspace. Stay safe, masked and healthy.  Take Care and God Bless!!!