She may have not died so terribly and so young.

And had she not died exactly the way she did her life story, her message, her example and her memory would have been lost in time. Ditto for Jesus. It's awful and horrible and tragic beyond words but, at the risk of sounding flippant, may I respectfully point out that whether we like it or not, for every action here in this physical world, there is always an equal and opposite reaction. And so intense "bad" always brings forth some form of equally intense "good".

On the same note, I could bemoan the fact that I can't live without killing too. I could waste my time and energy wallowing in guilt over the fact that everything I eat, be it plant or animal, must die so that I might go on living. Take that biological fact into contemplation for awhile, and it does seems truly horrible. But that's life. Cruel as it may appear, all life is supported by death, dependant on death.

So, like it or lump it, all I can do is trust that it's all for the best, be grateful, and "give back" by using my time and resources the best way I possibly can, for the benefit of all, as long as I still live.

daylia