Channukah Ends on A Sad Note

Channukah ends on a sad note! 12/17/2012 0 Comments   Channukah Ends on A Sad Note ***Oy the poor mother ***What does a mother do when she is frightened of her own child? ***For some, the brain fog is so dense that 5-6-year-old  children,  appear to be threatening monsters ***There is only one thing to do. Light the human Candle every day. As Channukah draws to a close, America is mourning the senseless death of 20 children killed in their school in Newtown Connecticut. The Principal and several teachers also lost their lives as they tried to protect the children from a maniac who came to the elementary school armed with a semi-automatic rifle. Nancy Lanza the mother of the shooter had a secret. Her son Adam, was insane and was capable of killing innocent young children. Ms. Lanza may not have known how deeply disturbed Adam was, but surely she knew that she was personally at risk. What does a mother do when she is frightened of her own child? Does a mother ever really believe that her child is capable of killing her or others? Are the mental health services available to us able to cope with a homicidal and suicidal adult. How does a parent introduce that conversation to a mental health worker? It is a serious allegation to make against our own child? Put yourself in that mother's place. What would you have done? It is the custom of those who pray on Channukah to light the menorah and pray during the day as the lights burn. The lights burn to remind us that every day the light of God surrounds us and guides us as we exercise our thoughts and make our way through the day. For some the light of God is present, however, the spirit is obscured by a brain fog that descends and distorts our thoughts and our vision. For some, the brain fog is so dense that 5-6-year-old  children,  appear to be threatening monsters that must be destroyed. The sounds of the police coming toward Adam drove him to take his  life. How deep is the pain, how immensely sad the confusion. Adam took the gun and shot himself fatally in the head. Did he know that what he was doing was wrong? There is only one thing to do. Light the human Candle every day. The laws of Channukah prohibit us from using the light of the candle to read or work by and that is because the light is to serve, we must use our light to serve. Serve God, serve mankind, serve humanity. Serve, we must serve and there is plenty for us to do.