A great opinion editorial written by a sophmore called Steve Borowsky in the James Madison Univeristy student newspaper called The Breeze. It's called "Breeze Perspectives: The Mystery of a Madman" regarding the killer of the Virginia Tech Massacre.
Pay attention to the first line of the second to last paragraph of this editorial:
"We must attempt to recognize those around us who need help."
I agree tremendously. For years I walked around feeling angry and depressed. Most people wrote me off as being a bitch or a really bad person when, in fact, I was a person who really needed a lot of help with my personal and career problems. I remember when I was growing up in public school in Montgomery County, Maryland, my fellow students thought I was just a girl who was just mean and wanted to beat up people whenever they teased me. They thought I was being different than them on purpose, that being different was my decision. It wasn't my idea to be different from everyone else. I told them that, and they didn't believe me.
Is it any wonder that I don't bother to communicate with them in the present?
I like what you wrote, Steve, and thanks.
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