Sometimes going through trauma teaches you to recognize danger hiding in plain sight. But when you warn others, you're met with resistance or worse, blame.
Maybe it's not really their fault that they simply can't comprehend the evil you know is out there, the evil you experienced. And it's not just "out there somewhere." It's down the street from them, in the pew in front of them, or in their own families. It's someone they look up to or that they think they know. Maybe it's not that they can't see it, but that they don't want it to be true.
When evil is close to home, it makes us ask the really hard questions: How did we not see it? How could we not have been prepared? Why did we not stand up for the victims? Or even worse, how did we contribute?
Maybe it's not really their fault that they simply can't comprehend the evil you know is out there, the evil you experienced. And it's not just "out there somewhere." It's down the street from them, in the pew in front of them, or in their own families. It's someone they look up to or that they think they know. Maybe it's not that they can't see it, but that they don't want it to be true.
When evil is close to home, it makes us ask the really hard questions: How did we not see it? How could we not have been prepared? Why did we not stand up for the victims? Or even worse, how did we contribute?
