Blue and red in downtown Syracuse.
The night before, the tower in downtown Syracuse was lighted up all blue, the choice this month to signal the fight against diabetes.
Saturday night crowds walking out of two adjacent buildings looked up at a different tribute.
We’re with you, Paris.
Some 6,000 people from the Syracuse Crunch hockey game and another 2,000 from the concert hall were greeted by the blue and red. To remember Paris. To let them know, in some small manner. We are them, and they are us.
How could people do this to other people? Again? Still?
More terrorism. In the name of what? God? Change? Retribution? Might? Warning?
At the nub, it’s beyond my comprehension. It’s not beyond our compassion.
Mark Bialczak 
I agree, Mark. When will it end? 😦 ❤
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We can hope, Rachel. ❤
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It must have looked lovely. It seems, though, that ugliness turns into more ugliness with people wanting all immigrants to be banned from the USA. I, myself don’t know what to think anymore, only that innocent people should not be killed or suffer, on both sides.
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Yes, innocent people are NOT to blame, Dora. I so agree.
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It’s the reason I simply refuse to listen, watch or read the news any more bro Mark. Just can’t handle any more war, death, terror, stupidity, greed, whatever it is going on out there. I keep hoping if I don’t see it it just doesn’t exist, but it does. We’ve done this in the past 60 years. Thru our blindness, our indifference, our greed, we’ve killed off all the good things this world was once blessed with and are now left with a concrete jungle filled with beasts of terror, hate and violence. I
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That news was so awful, sis Angie. indeed.
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It gets worse every day bro Mark. No matter how hard I try, it still leaks in to my apartment. Not worried for myself, but my grandkids. Do they have a future?
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I believe your grandkids will have a straightened out world by the time they are older, sis Angie. People have to pull together and will somehow.
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I agree about both the comprehension and the compassion, Mark.
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Yes, Merril, we must stick together against the terror and horror. ❤
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Love your quote! “It’s beyond my comprehension. It’s not beyond our compassion.” Well said my friend!
Prayers for Peace. I can not understand this hatred and the sadness it brings!
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Kneeling beside you, my dear friend Nancy. Our world is reeling.
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yes, i just cannot make sense of it
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The news hit me line an anvil, Beth.
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Me too –
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Beyond our comprehension. I can’t grasp it MBM. I never will. Which shows our humanity, our ability to empathize. There’s no grasping this.
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I just can’t stand having this happen again, MBC. Oh, my.
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Me either MBM, me either.
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I agree, Mark. Beyond comprehension. And easy to feel powerless. But I do believe if we are gentler with ourselves and with others today and the days to come, it will start to change the world. If only we can keep it up–and let those best equipped to handle the craziness be guided by a wisdom far greater than mine.
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We need wisdom at the top and gentleness at the bottom, Kay. And vice versa. Help us all. Thank you for your dollop of both, my friend.
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It is heart breaking that it takes an act of terror to bring us together …why do the few hold the many to ransom! ❤
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Because it makes them feel powerful and important, Willow. Must be that or something like that.
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yes Mark I suppose so!
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I like your new theme…the site looks great.
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Thank you so much, Gradmama.
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nice photo, great sentiments. Unfortunately the attacks on Paris, on top of the downed Russian airliner, and other ISIS atrocities…they have brought down the wrath of the rest of the world…bringing in the big guns to risk total destruction. Who knows what they want? And even a better question is–whatever their reasoning why don’t more of US kinds of people know more about it? What IS the root cause?
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Now France is retaliating, which is a dangerous game, too. I am equally scared tonight, Gradmama.
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More loss of innocent lives it Is so upsetting! We in Florida feel the same as NY it can not help but bring sadness to the World!
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We are one, Gatorette. ❤
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You have that right Mark!!!
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I’m with you on this Mark and you are so right, “it’s beyond our comprehension. It’s not beyond our compassion.”
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Thanks, PJ, as we stick together to heal and hope.
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I know, just the worst.
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😦
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That is a nice expression: It is beyond our comprehension but not beyond our compassion.
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Thank you, Cynthia. We are together in this healing and hoping for a different and better world.
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