Monday Musings- Unplugged and wondering how we got here!!

Truth is stranger than fiction. Isn’t that the most accurate statement you’ve ever heard?

Turn on the news or pick up a newspaper. The stories I see and read break my heart. Make my insides clinch and tears fill my eyes. I can’t wrap my head around how we got here.  

My heart broke for the mother whose thirteen month old baby was shot in the face because mom didn’t have any money. And for the victim of rape, where others filmed and posted video and comments on social media.

I can’t carry on a conversation about those three women in Ohio would were kidnapped and tortured for TEN years! I get too angry that anyone in our society could treat another human being that way.

The animals! Don’t let me get started about the cruelty to animals. The punish for crimes against helpless creatures should be a lot more severe than it is.

Yesterday, I finally read some good news. Last summer, a female dog was found wandering in the 100 degree heat. Her tongue had been pulled out and then her muzzle taped shut. They couldn’t tell how long she’d been that way, but she was dehydrated and her tongue so swollen she couldn’t drink or eat. She couldn’t retract it into her mouth and they feared her tongue would have to be removed. If that wasn’t enough for the poor thing to endure, she had been stabbed multiple times.

I was thrilled to see her picture and read a story about her recovery. Her new name is, Hope an there’s a huge reward out for the person who hurt her. Hope beat the odds. She triumphed over her injuries and was adopted by a loving family. They say she knows she was saved from death and repays it with tons of kisses.

I believe that. Our rescue dog looks at us with gratitude and unyielding affection in his eyes.

I used Buddy’s picture since I don’t have the rights to a picture of Hope. But Google…Parker County a dog named Hope.

But how the hell did we get here? What happened that we can maim and cause such pain without batting an eye?

Don’t answer that. Please.

I promised not to turn my blog into a platform, political or otherwise. Yet here I am, stunned, but not into silence. I’m questioning our humanity.

I’m a romantic suspense author. My characters suffer, struggle, fight, and lose everything, only to rise up and fight again. But in real life, I can’t fathom the pain and anguish these innocents go through.

So I’ll keep writing, because in my imaginary world, the people heal, get justice, fall in love, and live happily ever after.

I can only pray for my fellow human beings and our animals in real life.