In many ways the birthplace of America, Boston doesn’t take
its enemies lightly – from Redcoats to Mafia to baseball rivals. And more than any recent episode of CSI,
today’s events in Boston demonstrate that this city is dogged and relentless in
its pursuit of justice.
Justice won’t replace arms or legs or feet destroyed by a
bomb, of course, but it does demonstrate that this country is –always –
dedicated to rule of law enforced by brave, selfless individuals who, for their
private reasons and the greater good, are driven to protect life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness.
In that spirit, I will close today’s post by saluting life…
the messy, wonderful, unpredictable life which goes on in the face of manhunts, unhappy clients, political unrest, grumpy spouses and
children, and misguided young men who choose terror over comity.
There are 2 very important birthdays for me to celebrate
today and tomorrow…our sweet puppy Shasha, who today is a middle-aged 6 years
of age, and my beautiful and brilliant niece Laura, whose sweetness,
intelligence, compassion and dedication to those she loves augur well for the next generation
of my family’s human experience.
More about Laura and Shasha to come. And now, with the rest of the world, I’ll
return my attention to Boston.
Today starts a day of healing for Boston--it will take quite a while to resume to a sense of "normal". Boston was held hostage by the two faces of evil--anyone who can place a bomb next to young children is more than misguided--those lives are either gone or changed forever. But today is a day to remember those whose lives were touched in some way, to reflect on how we can do better, to hug and hold close those we love and to know that the goodness in the Boston community far outshone the evil these brothers wrought.
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