The attacks at the Boston Marathon

Being careful not to make any assumptions until the facts come out I still have to condemn these acts of the few in some attempt to dishearten the masses.

Senseless acts of violence are so difficult to understand and even more difficult to prevent.

In the face of such horror we must look for signs of hope.  In the words of Mr. Rogers, "look for the helpers".  They give us hope. 

Look to the athletes, they give us hope.

There are far more good people out there than bad ones.  We must take hope in this knowledge.

Comedian Patton Oswalt had a brilliant post on Facebook in which he concluded: So when you spot violence, or bigotry, or intolerance or fear or just garden-variety misogyny, hatred or ignorance, just look it in the eye and think, "The good outnumber you, and we always will."

And in closing, here is an unattributed quote circulating around social media really hits the nail on the head in this case: 

"If you're trying to defeat the human spirit, marathoners are
the wrong group to target."

Peace.