Saturday, December 5, 2009

what are we doing to our kids?

i don't know how long i meditated today because i forgot to turn on the timer. why? i guess my mind is still going through after-shocks after this: i was robbed by 2 girls, claiming they have a gun, in broad daylight on a main street.

they look...just like kids.
as i write this i feel this heavy sadness sink into my heart and stomach. in fact, i recall thinking to myself, when i first saw them, poor girl, she looks sad, she looks like she needs help.

what makes them do this at this tender age with such fresh, smart faces? i know what a starving child looks like. these kids are not doing this for food money.

i was speechless when the police officer says, no, this is not an isolated incident, more and more severe crimes, including murder, are being done by kids, as young as 11.

i'm deeply saddened that i can no longer walk alone on a main street at any time of the day. i'm also concerned about the country's future. what are we doing to our kids? this is america. we must do better than this.

steeped in my inner self, this story comes to me. a person robs buddha. the bodhisattva says, this is not who you are.

aaahhh. forgetting. forgetting we are not our wardrobe. forgetting we are beyond what money can buy. forgetting the difference between wants and needs. forgetting. the root of all crimes.

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