Illness not evil
I’m trying to avoid much of the media frenzy that is accompaning the Virginia Tech shooting. Even if you are also trying to avoid it, please read this post by Linda Freedman. It will help to shed a little light on what may have been going on in Cho’s life. It may also help you to see things in your own life and the life of those around you a little differently.
I wish that we could all take our mental/emotional health as seriously we do our physical health. Talk about it. Talk with your doctor. Go to a specialist. It’s no more “shameful” than bunyons, but a lot harder to live with. And easier to die from.
Peace.
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A year ago (or longer) on This Journey…
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pressure 2008
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A year ago (or longer) on This Journey…
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pressure 2008
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A year ago (or longer) on This Journey…
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pressure 2008
April 18th, 2007 at 5:14 pm
Whoa. Hm.
I’m going to post on this.
April 18th, 2007 at 8:21 pm
Coming from an Asian family, South Korean as well, I know for a fact the pressures of having to do well in school and life. It is the culture. You are held up to the highest standards and expectations. The Korean culture is just like that. Pride and honor still hold supreme in many households, although you may never see it. Some of the things mentioned in that post hit home for me. It can be scary. But, it is the way of that culture. Not everyone is as extreme, but the pressure can be extremely difficult to live with. I could tell you stories about my life to give you a better understanding of what he may have gone through living in a “traditional” Korean home. But, I don’t have enough time or strength. That tragedy has been mentally draining for me and my family.
April 18th, 2007 at 10:48 pm
We had a similar shooting on our campus in 1991 by a Chinese student. He didn’t receive a grant or something, so he shot all the professors and the student who received it instead of him. They talked a lot about the pressures in academia and in certain cultures as well. It’s just all so sad.