We, as a people, need to find another expression of concern for those who are experiencing trying times. It came to a head for me today when, watching the news, I witnessed the outpouring of sympathy and compassion for Sen. Kennedy upon the release of the information that he has a brain tumor and quite possibly not a whole lot longer on this earth. Many of his fellow senators, including those three running for president, as well as Kennedy's constituents and many,many other people, mentioned that the senator and his family are in their "thoughts and prayers."
Whenever a tragedy strikes, the victim(s), be they a victim of random street violence or random natural violence, or the recipient of a death sentence medical diagnosis, or whatever, those people are always in the "thoughts and prayers" of others. The phrase, while well-intentioned, has become trite.
I hope this doesn't make me sound like more of a curmudgeon that I actually am. I would just like to hear someone, when asked by a media creature to comment on the victim(s) of an earthquake, a raging fire, a gunfight next door, make a statement from the heart rather than reciting the familiar line, and reciting it probably without much actual thought or emotion.
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