Memorial

This memorial was painted on the wall around the corner from my apartment in Philadelphia.

National tragedy affects us all, reminding us of the unquestioning fragility of life and the importance of not just being alive, but of living life.

So next time you think graffiti artists are just hooligans or riff-raff, remember this precious memorial.

I have been thinking a lot about gun control recently and our Constitutional right to bear arms.  In spite of tragedies like those at Sandy Hook Elementary, I surprise a lot of my friends and peers with my support of the right to bear arms.  I think it is a very important right that lead to the founding of our country when colonists needed to defend themselves against an oppressive government.  Some of my thoughts on the right to bear arms, I think, stem from my unique social and religious background.  

I wrote about it here:

http://scatterthesunshine.blogspot.com/2012/12/mormonism-and-guns.html