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i am 16 i'm just like any other teenager. i get up every morning go to
school, i come home every night. nothing special, nothing extravagant. i'm
no better than anyone else, i'm no less than anyone else. i have the same
hopes,the same fears, the same questions, and the same daydreams. there are people
like me in every state, in every city, in every school, and in every class
room. this morning 15 students, just like me, got up, got dressed, and went
to school. some, like me, were running late, some early, some worried about
that test they had first period, some were daydreaming about the cute girl
that had the locker right next to theirs, some were thinking about the
friend they had gotten in a fight with the night before, some were giggling with
each other about the substitute with the big bright red wig. but not one of
these students, just like me, was worried about walking into that school,
the school they walk into every other monday through friday for nine months out
of the year, and being shot at. but there is a difference between these 15
students and me, i came home after school, i will be able to go on that date
friday, and pass that test, i will be able to graduate, and i am still
alive.
I asked God, "why? why do bad things happen?" and as much as i wanted
a straight forward answer from Him, i didn't get one. and i know i won't.
but i did get something else. i got a feeling deep down in my heart that says,
"this shouldn't happen and i can do something about it." i have the ability
to change the world. God said that with faith, i can move mountains and i
have some mountains to move. i have no idea how to solve this problem. i
have
no idea what has gone wrong in the heads of so many of my peers, and i don't
know how to stop it. but i am sure going to try. today i was saddened by
what happened. i was scared, and i was confused. but most of all, i was ashamed.
i am ashamed. i am ashamed of my generation, of my classmates, of my friends,
and of myself. these shootings were done by kids my own age. kids that you
pass on the street, kids with friends, and kids with families. the kids that
died are the same. these kids that were killed are innocent victims. they
did not deserve to die and nothing can ever come close to making what happened
justifiable. those that ignore this, as i have, for the past however many
years, are those that i am ashamed of. what has to hapen? does it have to
happen to your family, to your kids, to your friends to your life to open
your eyes? are you going to wait still? because i refuse. i refuse to watch
this happen anymore. i refuse to be a victim. i don't know how i am supposed
to change the world, but i will. i am not going to stand by any longer and
watch my generation flush society down the toilet. the streets aren't safe,
parks aren't safe, homes aren't safe, and now schools aren't safe. there is
something wrong with this picture. and i feel sorry for those that don't see
it. but most of all I pity those that do but choose to ignore it. I am
making a vow to myself to stand up against it, to make a difference, and I pray I
am not alone.
My name is Jayson Martin from Littleton, Colorado, I would like for
anyone who reads this to please write their name down. I would like to send
prayers out to my friends who were in Columbine H. S. I would like everyone
to please say a prayer for the safety of everyone who was involved in this
terrible tragedy. It is something that has hurt me today as well as my
friends, I'm grateful for my safety and their safety. Please COPY & PASTE
and then SEND (NOT FORWARD) this to as many people as you can, let us all
come together and pray that this tragedy ends soon. Thank you.
**Copy this letter, add your name and send (not forward) it to as
many people as you know. Thank you.
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