Post by Jeanne Sager
It will take a long time for the horror of what happened at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday afternoon to settle in. The two bomb blasts that killed several people, including an 8-year-old boy, have forever changed the American landscape. But my fellow Americans, I have a favor to ask. Let us not focus on the atrocities today but on the lights in the dark, on the heroes who rushed in to help even as the hurt and afraid were rushing out. I'm talking about the first responders, yes, but I'm also talking about the former New England Patriots player who scooped a woman into his arms and started running. I'm talking about the doctor who was waiting for his wife to cross the finish line who instead rolled up his sleeves and started treating patients. I'm talking about the Bostonians who -- not knowing if there was a madman on the loose -- still opened their arms and their homes to people in need.![]()
It will take a long time for the horror of what happened at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday afternoon to settle in. The two bomb blasts that killed several people, including an 8-year-old boy, have forever changed the American landscape. But my fellow Americans, I have a favor to ask. Let us not focus on the atrocities today but on the lights in the dark, on the heroes who rushed in to help even as the hurt and afraid were rushing out. I'm talking about the first responders, yes, but I'm also talking about the former New England Patriots player who scooped a woman into his arms and started running. I'm talking about the doctor who was waiting for his wife to cross the finish line who instead rolled up his sleeves and started treating patients. I'm talking about the Bostonians who -- not knowing if there was a madman on the loose -- still opened their arms and their homes to people in need.