People from all over the world posted their messages of grief, support and sympathy. Those who are religious added us to their prayers. Everyone sent warm thoughts and made our mourning theirs through several threads in the Forums. Some remembered the tragedy of the 9-11, or the bombings in Bali, or their last trip to Spain. .. And what’s more important, every single message was full of grief and love. After a few hours, dozens of Bookcrossers decided to change their profile pic showing a black ribbon. And you’re still doing it. It doesn’t matter where you are from, it doesn’t matter at all if you have never known any Spaniard or if you’re not able to point Madrid in a map. You know we’re in pain. And you want us to know we are not alone, because the only way to soothe the pain is sharing it. All the Spanish Bookcrossers thank you for that from the bottom of our hearts. We are, again, speechless, but this time, for a good reason. In the dark days we’re going through, your support brought a little bit of light. And now I realize that this light wouldn’t have reached us if it wasn’t for the words. The words, which I thought had lost their power, travelled through the wires to let the world know that we’re mourning, that we’re not alone and that we don’t want it to happen ever again. Never. Anywhere.
So words are not useless after all. And I’m happy for that.
Thank you so much.
YagoBCN in the name of all Spanish Bookcrossers.
4 comments:
What a touching post. There are no words to describe the insanity behind senseless massacre. No words that can help you to understand it, or the thought processes of those that commit it. So words can only extend comfort, outrage, and like the writer said support to those who are living and feeling it. Thanks for sharing this with us,
~RC~
Very moving....Thanks for sharing this, and the links!
Vince
Yes, gosh, it's so heartbreaking. I couldn't imagine writing about it, and this person's words were soo moving. Thanks for posting it.
It happened again, and it's just heatbreaking that the people of Spain now share the pain with us in a firsthand way. It brought back memories of 9-11 for me. When I read about Patricia, a seven-month old baby who was the youngest victim, that did it. The tears started flowing.
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