I dont work today but I had something drawing me there. I had to go and see if my co-workers were ok. It was weird pulling into the parking lot, business as usual for our customers but for me there was nothing usual about it. Walking across the parking lot and it to that very space that just 22 hours earlier contained the most amount of grief I had ever been a part of. Not even the moment of death of my childrens father can hold a candle to the pain that magnified every time another of Victorias family walked in to find their new reality. As I walked through the doors I became overwhelmed with grief. All of those sounds and feelings came rushing back at me but MAGNIFIED! My ZM asked if I would like to speak with someone from HR who is here to listen to those like me who never realized just how much this has affected us. I cried my eyes our for the loss of a life. I cried for the poor baby boy who had no idea of what had just transpired. I cried for the loss of innocence of the three young girls who aunt they had just seen die. I cried for the family members, my coworkers who were there protecting Victoria from on lookers. I cried for my manager who had to stand up and guide his people even when he was traumatized himself. I cried for my coworkers and I cried for myself. And even as I sit here in the store parking lot there are camera men aproaching customers most likely to get yet another story for their evening news cast I cant help but shake my head because this story is so much more than a toddler killing his mother. This story is about the human experience of life, love, and loss. May we each hold the ones we love about little longer because tomorrow may never come. FATHER BLESS AND HEAL US ALL.......AMEN
Posted on: Wed, 31 Dec 2014 18:32:56 +0000
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