Prompt Three

Prompt: Name one thing in your life you hope you never have to see or encounter.

This one is pretty easy to answer, but the answer is quite gruesome.

I've seen and been through a number of things in my life, as you all know from reading my blog. Or if you just know me then you probably know my story of struggles. However, there is one thing I hope and pray that I never have to see or go through.

I hope I never have to witness a dead child or a dying child. This kind of strikes home because of the recent Connecticut shooting. Even though it was states away, it was here in the US. All of the lives that were taken that day were precious and will be remembered forever. I can't even imagine what the parents and families of the victims are still going through . . .

After it happened, it really hurt my heart, and I read on it a lot. I encountered one story of a little girl who chose to "play dead" when the shooter came into her class and opened fire. It was in the report that after the incident she was reunited with her mom and said, "Mama I'm okay, but all my friends are dead."

Isn't that just heart shattering? I broke down in tears when reading this story. It's horrific . . .

A child has so much ahead of them in life. They may think getting to be 16 or 18 is forever away (I know I did), but they don't truly realize just how much is ahead of them until they reach my age or older. However, we as young adults or adults know that life is just beginning. I believe it would be a traumatic event to witness  a lifeless young one. So I never EVER want to encounter that in life.