The
immediate response to a child’s small child alone in a vehicle on an afternoon
in record-setting temperatures is profound grief. How could this happen in
north Edmonton in temperatures soaring to 40 degrees? We may feel an incredible sense of
helplessness. And, given the past heat wave, emotions can take shapes and sizes
we may not even know exist. That’s understandable. But is there any possible
way we can transform those emotions into compassion and understanding for a
local family going through hell right now?
There are
countless questions we can ask about the situation. We will never know the
answers. Such a story reaches our emotions on very personal levels. We think of
the little people in our own lives and how we would feel if something happened
in our own worlds.
The family
and friends of the small child needs to be surrounded by the community right now.
Some of those people are close family members, others are friends and others
will be strangers touched by the story. These are challenging times for our
city as it weeps together in this unimaginable situation. But beyond our grief
we should challenges ourselves to reach out and try to help. Perhaps doing so
defines being a caring citizen.
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