When Bad Things Happen...

Something I have realized recently is that most people (including myself) have a morbid curiosity. When bad things happen we find ourselves stuck watching CNN or reading BBC World News articles. We want up to the minute updates so we know what's going on. Honestly, can you blame us?  We live in a world where we have come to expect these horrible acts to occur. The only real question is, when?

I first noticed this when the Paris attacks happened last November. I was leaving work for the day on a Friday afternoon when my coworker came running up asking me if I had heard about the attacks. I left work and hour later than I normally do because I was stuck to the TV watching the scene unfold. I then drove the hour long car journey to my mothers and listened to the BBC World Service. With hardly any updates, I went to dinner with my phone near me. I spent the rest of the night with my Mom and her husband glued to CNN. That same day, there was an attack in Beirut. It was lesser known than they Paris attacks but still just as horrible. I noticed this again yesterday, when I heard about the attacks in Brussels. Driving to work I heard on a local station briefly what happened then proceeded to listen to the BBC. Once I arrived at work, I sat at my desk with a live update tab open from CNN so I could periodically check it through the work day. I know for a fact that I am not the only one who did this, other coworkers but even family members as well. I have no tie to Belgium. My family is German and Native American, no one I know lives in these countries yet I feel the need to keep a constant update. Its almost as if we (some of us) feel the need to mourn with other nations. Our mourning may be less personal, but we mourn for what's to come. I for one am afraid to see where our world is going, the violence against innocent people just to get a point across.

Just a little random food for thought on this Wednesday! Sorry for the ramble, but let me know what you think of everything going on in the comments below.

Jaclin:)