I went to the Yahoo News page tonight expecting some lighthearted procrastination reading. Instead I saw the headline: "Jet crashes in the Alps with 150 aboard, No survivors expected"
My heart hurt. So many lives lost on that plane. There were 16 high school sophomores returning from a school trip to Barcelona and their two teachers. There were two famous European opera singers who had just finished up their final performances of a show. A mixture of German, Australian, Japanese and other nationals were all aboard. And they're gone.
A younger me would have a difficult time processing this information. He didn't know how to emotionally respond to tragic events. But now I just feel so much for the families of those on board - especially those of the high school kids.
This is just a terrible reminder that even though flying is now the safest mode of transportation, no one is invincible, and tragedy can strike at any moment. It certainly won't help the fear I always feel when taking off in a plane.
Hopefully this was merely a freak accident. At this time, no terrorism is believed to be involved, but investigators are looking into the events of the crash now, thanks to a small recorder box that survived the otherwise disastrous crash which left barely discernible debris on the mountainside.
Once again, I'll be thinking of the victims tonight, and praying that nothing like this happens ever again.
http://news.yahoo.com/french-media-report-plane-crash-alps-148-aboard-105318651--finance.html
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