kittythehare
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It is awful and its set to continue with or without guns, in every country on the planet..I like the idea of the permanent memorial, but I also think of how traumatizing it may be for some to see that building, let alone have to walk or drive past it to get to their new building every Sunday. Having it razed may be the only way for healing to begin for some.
My daughter went to church with her Grandma this morning and she said she was nervous to begin with, and then one of the congregants went on the stage to playfully tuck in the pastor's shirt and she said she started to feel panic because she was worried he was going to do something bad.
I can't believe this world we live in sometimes.
Mindless violence. Lives extinguished on a whim.. nothing to be gained by the killing.. pointless, fruitless..
It is, of course, up to the relatives of the deceased..
In London, following the Grenfell tower fire , a debate occurred on how to deal with the remainder of the building, which still housed the remains of the deceased from the top floors.. possibly never to be identified..
Some people wanted the building to be preserved in its current state, having been made safe. As a reminder.
an ugly building, yet homed many happy families, in life and still, in death.. i liked that notion, especially after the truth emerged about the cladding etc..
How do we remember and how do we forget?