Today should have been a day of triumph and goodness, instead it became a day of mourning. The Boston Marathon has always symbolized everything that is good in this world. Something evil tried to take that away, they tried to mar its beauty and destroy its goodness.
Today I awoke with joy and hope, tracked friends as they ran for loved ones and charities. Slowly the unsettling phone calls, texts and Facebook messages came in. Those I know are safe, but so many others are not.
I moved to Boston as a college graduate, eager to start law school and live in an actual living breathing city. Boston is a remarkable city in that it is more like a town. You know your neighbors, your shop keepers, the homeless guy that hangs outside of the T at Downtown Crossing. It also serves as a college campus for students from all over the world. You meet and mingle with all social classes, races and ethnicities. It is a little utopian like that.
Boston is tough, but it is also gentle. People look out for one another, but if you get out of line you will be notified promptly. Boston is home to the best libraries and museums, they help promote its cerebral image. Boston also has some of the finest drinking establishments to be found on the planet and knows how to not take itself too seriously. Boston is everything a city should be.
Sometime tried to taint our city today, they tried to break us.
You will not win. You will not destroy our spirit. You will not destroy our beloved Boston.
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