It is impossible to change the world overnight, dismantle all the chaos in one giant swoop. We have more questions than answers. Why does an entire classroom of elementary school kids in western Texas lose their lives, along with their precious teachers by a crazed gunman who had no one in his life to lead him away from such total destruction?
We, as a country must change the flow…this path of destruction, that we seem to be heading down. Can we start by looking in the eyes of the young…into an uncluttered mind, and realize it all starts with strong family ties so woven inside the body of a young child, like the boy named Fallon above, who gets joy and wonderment out of an autumn leaf as it slowly blows away in the wind.
The second week of the 2022 Little League World Series begins in just a few days. A Utah team from St George arrived in Williamsport, Pa., last week — the first team ever from that state to reach the series — a series that is celebrating its 75th year.
A young man on the Utah team suffered a fall off the top bunk of his bed at the dormitory complex and hit his head — his young life suddenly in danger. The young man, just hours away from hist first swings at the LLWS, was prepped for surgery. A punctured artery, causing bleeding of the brain, and he would need a piece of his skull removed.
Easton Oliverson, a pitcher and outfielder for Snow Canyon out of the Santa Clara Little League in St George, is recovering, alert and on the road to recovery.
Easton’s teammates will honor him by suiting up and taking the field… and continue to finish what they had started months ago: to reach the LLWS and represent the state of Utah, while fans from all over the world will tune in their television sets the next ten days to watch all 10 teams from the United States and the 10 international teams, give it their all and play for the love of the game.
Life can change in an instant. The young man from Utah is expected to recover and will return to the wonderment of life…return to witness the falling leaves, the snow on the mountaintops and with the support of his family be able to follow his path into adulthood.
The children of Uvalde, Texas will not. So many children lost…senselessly taken from us — from what should be the greatest country in the world.
Can we stop this chaos, please!
Photo: By Amelia Price
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