Liian lahella / Too close

Olen istunut taalla iltapaivan ihan kauhusta kankeana. Iltapaivalla Bostonissa rajahti kaksi pommia lahella Bostonin maratonin maalia. Kaksi kuollut, joista toinen 8-vuotias poika. Loukkaantuneita yli 130 ja luku varmasti nousee. Kuulin, etta pari muutakin pommia olisi loytynyt mutta ne saatiin toimintakyvyttomiksi.
En voi kuvitellakaan kuka voi tehda jotain tallaista. Kuka haluaisi loukata viattomia ihmisia? Kuka haluaisi sabotoida tallaisen urheilutapahtuman? Kysymyksia riittaisi. Olo on todella turvaton. Tama tapahtui liian lahella.
Lapset eivat kuulleet mitaan tanaan, eivatka nahneet mitaan. Siita pidin huolen. Heidan ei tarvitsekaan. Mutta paljon enemman haleja, suukkoja ja rakkaudentunnustuksia tyttaret saivat sen jalkeen kun kuulin tasta. Kiitan Luojaa etta emme olleet siella (olisimme hyvinkin voineet olla silla meidat oli kutsuttu).

I've been sitting here this afternoon pretty much paralysed by terror. In the afternoon, two bombs went off in Boston close to the Boston marathon finish line. Two dead, one of them an 8-year-old boy. over 130 injured and the number is surely to go up. I also heard that two other bombs had been found and then dismantled.
I cannot imagine how anyone could do something like this? Who would want to hurt innocent people? Who would want to sabotage this kind of sports event? Lots more questions in my head. I feel really insecure. This happened too close to us.
The children have not heard or seen anything. I made sure of that. They do not need to know. However, they did get more hugs, kisses and declarations of love after I heard these news. I'm thanking God that we were not there (we could have been as we were invited to go).