Life in Hell (Score 1)

The events of last week caused a lot of bitter
memories to come flooding back to me. Its been
20 years now since I graduated from high school,
but the anger, the fear, and the loathing are still very much with me.

I found some of the thoughts crossing my mind more
than a little frightening. I knew those kids, I knew their anger and I knew their pain. I have also known parents who lost a child, and I could never wish that sort of devastation upon anyone.

How could I possibly show any sympathy for a
pair of very cold blooded killers ??? The answer
might be something along the lines of "there but
for the grace of God go I", and that is the frightening part.

After thinking about things for a while I came up with the answer.

In retrospect I have been very fortunate. I now have a sucessful consulting business and I enjoy a comforable income. I have little to complain about now. I have done quite well in my own little niche.

So what was the answer ??

The things which set me apart where not the causes of my exclusion, they were the means of my escape.

After reading the messages left here and elsewhere
on the web I realized that I am not alone, and I
have not been alone. So many people asking the
same questions.

To the high school geeks, dorks, nerds et al. who
might be reading this: never let them get to you. In the end we always win by either by action or by attrition. If you should choose action, choose it carefully. Make sure that what you get is really
what you want. Those two poor bastards in Colorado wanted death and that is what they got.
And what changed.