Make peace with inevitable apathy

Easier said than done.

But.

Make peace with it.

Make peace with the knowledge that Steve Berger, 44,; Michelle Vo, 32,; Jenny Parks; Christopher Roybal, 28,; Adrian Murfitt, 35,; Rachael Parker; Sonny Melton; Angela Gomez; Lisa Romero; Jordan McIldoon, 23; Jennifer Topaz Irvine; Bailey Schweitzer, 20,; Susan Smith, 53,; Sandy Casey, 35,; Denise Burditus; Neysa Tonks; Charleston Hartfield, 34,; Austin Davis, 29,; Thomas Day Jr., 54,; Cameron Robinson, 28,; Carrie Barnette, 34,; Rhonda LeRocque, 42,; John Phippen, 56,; Bill Wolfe Jr.,; Kurt Von Tillow, 55,; Heather Alvarado, 32,; Hannah Ahlers, 34.; Jessica Klymchuk, 28,; Calla Medig, 28,; Tara Roe Smith, 34,; Stacee Etcheber, 34,; Jordyn Rivera, 21,; Quinton Robbins, 20,; Dana Gardner, 52,; Dorene Anderson; Jack Beaton; Melissa Ramirez, 26,; Kelsey Brianne Meadows, 28,; Laura Shipp, 50,; Keri Lynn Galvan, 31,; Carrie Parsons; Michael Anderson; Brennan Stewart, 30,; Carly Kreibaum, 33,; Rocio Guillen, 40,; Lisa Patterson, 46,; Lt. Derrick “Bo” Taylor, 56,; Andrea Castilla, 28,; Nicol Kimura, 38,; Christiana Duarte, 22,; Denise Cohen; Erick Silva, 21,; Chris Hazencomb, 44,; Victor Link, 55,; Patricia Mestas, 67,; Brian Fraser; Candice Bowers, 40,; and Brett Schwanbeck, 61, as victims of the Oct.1, 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting join Anne Marie Murphy, 52,; Victoria Soto, Lauren Rousseau, 30, Rachel D’Avino, 29, Mary Sherlach, 56,; Noah Pozner, 6,;  Charlotte Bacon, 6,; Jack Pinto, 6,; Olivia Engel, 6,; Dylan Hockley, 6,; Catherine Hubbard, 6,; Avielle Richman, 6,; Jessica Rekos, 6,;  James Mattioli, 6,; Josephine Gay, 7,; Caroline Previdi, 6,; Benjamin Wheeler, 6,; Chase Kowalski, 6,; Ana Marquez-Greene; Daniel Barden, 7,; Grace McDonnell, 7,; Emilie Parker; Madeleine Hsu, 6, and Allison Wyatt, 6, the adult and child victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting in 2012.

They all, of course, join the dozens of others who were killed in the mass shootings in the intervening years.

Make peace with the knowledge that your god saw fit to let this happen;

Make peace with the knowledge that the godless saw fit to sit idly by and let this occur;

Make peace with the knowledge that we all have not taken steps to engage in a meaningful conversation about preventing future massacres;

Make peace with the idea that we do not have the appetite, will, discipline, intellect or desire to take control of the circumstances that are within our control;

Make peace within ourselves and with your moms, dads, brothers, sisters, friends, colleagues, neighbors and children because this will happen again.

Make peace with the knowledge that while we shed tears after each massacre, our tears do not bring back the dead or prevent future, senseless deaths. We could. But we don’t seem to give enough of a damn.

Make peace with that.