Virginia Tech

The doctor remarked it was unusual — a 5-day old boy circumsized, who only gave a shout and then stayed silent all day . . . But lucky for us, he was never silent about his joy or his laughter. Lucky for all of us, he learned that not to be silent mattered.

My son graduates in May, just down the road from Virginia Tech. Just a few miles away, some silence that some other parents hear now won’t go away ever. . . . It’s silence that follows a noise — a despicable human act. It’s the pain of silence from all who died and heard by all who knew them. It’s the silence of thoughts of what might have been.

It’s the deep, piercing sadness of taking children from their parents and from the world they lived in. . . . it’s the deep, screaming hurt that made some poor soul do what no young child ever aspires to doing.

All of space is infinitely silent.

One Day of Silence

Silence can say more then a thousand words.

This day shall unite us all about this unbelievable painful & shocking event and show some respect and love to those who lost their loved ones.

On April 30th 2007, the Blogosphere will hold a One-Day Blog Silence in honor towards the victims of Virginia. 33 died at the US college massacre.

The Blogosphere is in deep mourning.

All you have to do is spread the word about it and post the graphic on your blog on 30th April 2007. No words and no comments. Just respect and empathy.

You can copy a badge, big or small for your blog at OneDayBlogSilence.com

For every child in pain,
for every child that we cherish,
for everyone on the planet,
sometimes the conversation should be

silent.