The terrorist attack at the Boston Marathon on Monday was so horrible in so many ways. For me, it feels more personal than the other terrorist acts suffered by our country.
I had the privilege of running Boston last year, along with many good friends. There are many people we all know who have run this historic race. Some of our friends were there this year, and thankfully they were spared.
This act of terror illustrates, yet again, that evil is ever present and there are no totally secure, safe places in this world. We can try, and should, but we will never stop this kind of thing from happening, whether it is at sporting event, in a school, or some other place.
As I was watching, in a public place, some of the coverage on Monday evening, a friend of mine looked at the TV for a while and then looked at me. He said this, with conviction:
"This kind of thing just shows you that you always need to be ready."
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