2008 Woodie Awards
What Mama said
Alanna Jones
Issue date: 2/8/06 Section: Editorials
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On the dawn of every new day do we stop and take the time to really appreciate the sun rising every morning and the birds outside our window that wake us with their whistling songs? As we yawn and stretch do we think that this may be the last day that we take a breathe? Do we really absorb the reality that the decisions we make may be a result of someone else's fate?
As I heard the news of the accidental shooting of Chris Hill I remembered when my Mama sat me down and said, "Don't play with guns." At that time I didn't understand, but now I do.
I woke up on Monday morning to hear the news of the tragic deaths of Antwan McKinney and Trinidad Lamond Foster. Although the reasoning behind the cause of the crash has not been clarified, I remember Mama saying, "When you go out be careful cause there are crazy people out there."
I began to realize that Mama wasn't wasting her breath. She told me all these things to save me, but also save those whom I can hurt. Those simple phrases were taken for granted, but the simplicity of life was understood when three of my peers were hurt or killed. Just one question, "Do you remember what Mama said?"
In life, things happen that should give us the experience to make better decisions, but when the moment arrives do we thoroughly think about the outcomes?
As you travel through your day-to-day lives, try to listen to what Mama said cause it could save you and the ones you love.
As I heard the news of the accidental shooting of Chris Hill I remembered when my Mama sat me down and said, "Don't play with guns." At that time I didn't understand, but now I do.
I woke up on Monday morning to hear the news of the tragic deaths of Antwan McKinney and Trinidad Lamond Foster. Although the reasoning behind the cause of the crash has not been clarified, I remember Mama saying, "When you go out be careful cause there are crazy people out there."
I began to realize that Mama wasn't wasting her breath. She told me all these things to save me, but also save those whom I can hurt. Those simple phrases were taken for granted, but the simplicity of life was understood when three of my peers were hurt or killed. Just one question, "Do you remember what Mama said?"
In life, things happen that should give us the experience to make better decisions, but when the moment arrives do we thoroughly think about the outcomes?
As you travel through your day-to-day lives, try to listen to what Mama said cause it could save you and the ones you love.
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