As rare as it is, the thing about it is that... it's not like it's something you can anticipate, or be aware of, really. These people were at a marathon. Outside, at a big public event, where there really should not have been any danger or any reason to worry about anything. Not that it makes me any more afraid than I was before the bombing, but that is just one part of it that disturbs me when I start to think about it. And I know the same can be said for 9/11 etc. The fact that it IS rare is what always leaves me feeling like "well that would never happen here/to me." Every time something like "this" happens. And I don't know if I like that I feel that way, either.
I don't feel victimized I guess but I have been thinking about it a lot since it happened. And maybe just because there's been so much to think about, with the direct aftermath and then the identity of the suspects and then the drama that played out on Friday, and now just speculation and waiting for answers... I fully view it as an "attack on America" and not just a Boston thing, so in that respect I DO feel affected, in a small way.
And this is coming across jumbled I imagine, but my thoughts about it all are pretty jumbled anyway.
I don't feel victimized I guess but I have been thinking about it a lot since it happened. And maybe just because there's been so much to think about, with the direct aftermath and then the identity of the suspects and then the drama that played out on Friday, and now just speculation and waiting for answers... I fully view it as an "attack on America" and not just a Boston thing, so in that respect I DO feel affected, in a small way.
And this is coming across jumbled I imagine, but my thoughts about it all are pretty jumbled anyway.
When this happened my MIL said "well I know I won't be going anywhere with big crowds ever again". You can't stop living life because bad stuff happens. I just told that yea it's a scary thing but I am just going to keep living my life because we are never promised tomorrow and what kind of life is it to ahit yourself in for "safety". Something could STILL happen to you, someday something will happen to you because we all die eventually and while I don't really want to die, I know I will be going home so it's not the worst thing. But what can you do other than live your life
I get it though. I won't ride on motorcycles after witnessing an accident as a kid. I won't fly on airplanes since witnessing an accident at an airshow (not a passenger plane of course but still). Something in you changes and that fear is not always easily controlled, it just works out that my fears are easily avoided without drastically altering my life. This does not seem to translate to cars for me though. Seen accidents but not scared of cars... Although I never wanted my license until I was 28