This is a photograph of someone who had been missing since last week. They found her.
It was too late.
This saddens me more than anything and you know, yesterday was a rough day for me emotionally.
I complained, I crabbed, I found fault with others and this young beautiful woman’s family now has to proceed with a going home ceremony after searching for her tirelessly since 19 September. Not once did I stop to send positive thoughts to her family or to the countless people who are less fortunate than me. Not once. I’m too caught up in the human mess of my own humanness.
http://www.topix.net/afam/2007/09/nailah-franklin-black-and-missing-but-not-forgotten
That’s the link to a story about her. It’s not her whole story. She was a friend, a sister, a daughter and someone I just learned about today. She deserves our prayers and our love.
Her family needs our support. This story wasn’t in heavy rotation on the news. You don’t even recognize the name, do ya?
Neither did I until it was too late.
Remember that this isn’t a dress rehearsal, folks. Be mindful of others. We ARE responsible for one another, whether you like it or not. Whether you wish to be or not…Get off of your butts and show some interest in something other than your own concerns.
It could have been YOUR wife or sister or daughter, aunt, lover, wife….wouldn’t you want someone to give a shit?
This is a wake up call. We are all important players in this game.
Live with purpose. Live like you mean it.