There is much controversy and discussions online surrounding the death of Charlie Kirk. Those who support him, clearing are vocalizing their grief. Yet there are plenty of people who say they are saddened but more concerned about why there is not equal attention being paid to other deaths of school children and other people due to shootings. They are downplaying the death of Kirk, and up-playing the other deaths.
Here is the thing. A life is a life. When it is taken away abruptly or prematurely or even in a horrible way, it hurts the consciousness as a whole. I have just as much sympathy for Kirk’s death as I did the slain Ukrainian girl, or any of the shootings or murders of children or adults alike. I do believe that the media should be more involved in not just reporting, but helping people come together to grieve the loss of human life. Alas this will not happen as it is more about sensationalism than reporting the news.
No life is greater than anyone else. Having been at the bed side of many patients as they pass, I came to this conclusion. I have had patients die holding my hands, so I am not unfamiliar with death. Yet the part that people and families struggle with is when the death is senseless and premature. It is the sudden loss of everything that we wanted to say and do with a person, gone. There was no processing time. When I have dealt with cardiac, respiratory or cancer related deaths, many a time there is a period where I am afforded the opportunity to help bring the families up to speed and let them understand the situation and the inevitable conclusion of the conversations.
During a murderous event the time to grieve and come to an understanding is not there, let alone any possibility of trying to understand the why. That is what each of us grapple with. The why did this event occur. We do not see the greater plan of the universe nor are we meant to. Our finite experiences cannot comprehend the infinite plan of the soul. It is naturally assumed that we are to live a long and fruitful life on earth, yet we do not know what the soul trajectory has created. In fact it is our own mortality that we have to reconcile while we are understanding loss. Each event is a reflection of the deeper unconscious question “ what if that was me who died?”
At any moment in life, it could be our end. The thread of life is cut and the flow in the river of life is stopped. The anger of people on media is the fact that importance is given to one and not ENOUGH importance to others. How can any ended flow of life be more important than any other river? It is not.
It is wise to honor each individual who has ended their lives as they continue their soul’s journey to the next platform. But this level of awareness has to be reached by all at their own time and at their own stage of evolution. If everyone respected each other in life then they would respect them as such in death. This is the fundamental truth. Respect. Not for one life, but all. When this happens, we transcend the human condition to the state of love.
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I love you
