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Some things make no sense.
I am talking about the senseless sniper attack in Las Vegas that killed 58 at last count and injured 500 plus.
Maybe no one will ever figure out the motive behind the attack but that does not make it any less senseless. Mental illness had to be involved and that is something we all struggle trying to understand.
During tragedies communities come together, even one that is as multi-faceted as Las Vegas. People at the concert where the shootings took place tried to get to safety and many sheltered others, taking a bullet to others could live. Many hauled people to safety and took people who were injured to medical centers for treatment. Many comforted others until help arrived.
Las Vegas has the number one trauma center in the nation and a former Dodgeville resident, Debbie Moore Boucher, was in charge of the emergency room that night. She describes it as chaos but they got through it by people off duty rushing in to help, people extending their shifts and seeing more doctors and nurses come through the doors to offer assistance.
She said her faith in humanity went from being destroyed to being restored by the gallant efforts of so many to help those in need.
America is not about senseless tragedy. It is about rising above the tragedy, helping others along the way.