thoughts on the news of the day: why?

hmmm…..

            Amy Winehouse died today and there is speculation that it was a drug overdose.  Since she had had a long history with drug addiction, I would say that is a strong possibility.  A young man in Norway is suspected to have detonated a bomb in Oslo that killed at least 7 people. And I am wondering today what would seduce young adults like these to perform the destruction they have invited.  What is it in their makeup that would inspire them to their actions today?  Why did they do what they did?

             Our minds are curious, they want to know how, why and what.  Especially when an event catches our attention, we want to know more about it.  We are apt to ask questions and we expect answers.  That is why, I think, that tests ask questions on facts.  It’s the way our brain works – inquiring minds want to know.

            The facts will unfold on the two tragic events of today.  Pieces of a puzzle will fit together and eventually we will find answers to most our questions.  But we may never know why they did what they did.

            Unfortunately, sometimes facts do not satisfy our curiosity.  We are still left with unanswered questions.  That is where faith and hope come in.  There is faith for a brighter tomorrow and hope that we will someday understand.  In the meantime, we are stuck with the unknown and the wisdom to know that we may never know.

            hmmm…..