Sad when possession’s take precedent over people
This video showed up this morning on Facebook and was
absolutely heartbreaking. As I
understand from various sources, this took place in 2009, but is just now going
viral. Seems that some are just now
getting the picture of the old saying, “this world is going to the dogs” (and I
have another article to post later this weekend regarding that issue, as
well). Take a moment and watch the
video:
According to the report, this took place in Memphis, where
two children died in a house fire. The
ages of the children were 2 and 3, who were left alone by their mother and
aunt. Rushing back to the house, when they
were told there was a fire, they were too late.
Neighbors tried to rescue the kids, but flames and smoke
hindered the ability to enter the house.
They rescue workers were able to retrieve the lifeless bodies to the
children, thus causing traumatic pain for those involved.
I am sure that the firefighters, EMS, and LEO’s were
shocked, disheartened, and emotional.
This is not the way you want to end a shift. As this video goes viral, four years later, I
am certain that the pain of these brave individuals is reopened, reexamined,
and rehashed as they are brought face-to-face with the same feelings they had
then. My prayers are with them.
Now, the mother and the aunt are to be blamed for the
deaths. Yes, I lay it at their feet. Who leaves their children in a house, by
themselves? Two and three year old
children, left alone? What in God’s name
were they thinking? They are not even
old enough to reach the countertops, go to the bathroom alone, or think clear
enough to act in an emergency. Yes, they
are to blame!
But added to my pointed and straight forward thoughts in the
paragraph above, I am appalled that the aunt had the nerve to say she was
concerned about her purse, because it had her food stamp card in it, and it was
in the house. Articles said that
immediately after the bodies of the two lifeless, dead children were found,
that was her concern. She could not perceive
the magnitude of the loss, the finality of the moment, or the pain of those
involved. No, she wanted her money; she
was concerned about possessions! Woman,
you are beyond selfish!
I am sad! I am
heartbroken! Why do people value things
that cannot return lasting promise?
Look, the food stamp card could have been replaced. The purse could be replaced. The things in the bag could be replaced. The house could be rebuilt, the things in the
house would be replaced. But, the life
of those two precious children-they are gone.
This year they would have been 6 and 7.
They would have been in school, playing in the yard, running, learning
to ride bicycles, watching television, going to the zoo, and getting into
everything and anything.
They are gone. The
bed is empty, the yard is quiet. The
bicycles are leaning against the house.
The television is off. No
laughter. No cute faces covered in
mustard and ketchup. By the way, the
food and other things the food stamp card would have purchased in the weeks
following the deaths of these children is gone, consumed, in the trash.
Since the death of these 2 and 3 year old children, the food
stamp card has been recharged or replenished, or however they do it; life has gone
right on without thought. Four years have
gone by-four long, dead years. The card
has been used over and over, or maybe a new one was issued because the one in
the purse burned. At any rate, if we
average the replenish rate of $300 per month, that would be 48 long, dead
months. A total of $14,400 placed on
that card by the government; while enjoy the fruits of that money.
The life of the children is gone, they are no longer there
for anyone to enjoy.
What now is important?
