I cannot read or watch news for a while. In the last few weeks, I have seen too many brutal, horrible, awful stories describing what some human beings willingly choose to do to one another. I’m not talking about random murder or other assaults, but utterly depraved violence and cruelty that exceed my tolerances. I refuse to link to these stories nor go into detail about particular ones that have made my bones shudder. They hurt my soul. Call me naïve, but these levels of maliciousness and disregard for human life are just sickening.

I’m not sure if this wave is just some cyclical pattern with news organizations, coincidence, or purely my imagination. For now, I’ll just stick to learning about disease and how we might possibly cure it, which gives me some hope.