In the Wake of the Paris Attacks
Flowers and messages surround Le Carillon, one of the restaurants attacked on November 13.
© Meredith Mullins
French Spirit and Cultural Beliefs Are Woven with Strength and Courage
We don’t usually foresee danger in our daily routines—in restaurants, bars, sports stadiums, or concert halls. We expect to be safe in movie theatres, office buildings, trains, churches, airplanes, and schools—even with past history embedded in our memory.
Sadly, at this time in a world where hatred, violence, guns, and insanity are more common than we could have ever imagined, the risk of danger becomes hauntingly familiar. The possibility plants itself at the edges of our consciousness.
And then the unthinkable happens. Terrorists attack the very essence of everyday rhythms. They assault innocent people—people eating, laughing, cheering their team, drinking, dancing to heavy...
