A Word from the Webmaster
To all who visit my site:
Columbine effected so many, and yet less people were killed than any war in history. Perhaps it's not so much the number as it is the fact that it happened on American soil in a place most consider safe. No matter the reason, Columbine still rests in the hearts and minds of so many. I am one of them.
People have wrote me or left messages for the past four years, and many have questioned if I knew the victims or their families personally. In truth, I do not. In fact, I do not even live in Colorado, but I was born there. That is the reason Columbine hit so close to home. I realized how easily it could have been me killed or perhaps my school the location of the shooting. And that was when it hit me - Columbine was more than just a tragedy. Columbine is a message. Very simply, that message is, "End the Violence". That is why I created this site.
Today as I look back on the years that have passed, it is sometimes hard to believe that Columbine even happened. Many memorials are gone, the school's apperance has changed, and the visuals given that day through the media are just a memory. Even so, the fact that it happened still causes me to sit up at night wondering what might happen next. But truly on this day, the one thought that crosses my mind is really how much love has been shown through this incident. The bad actually caused good in some way, and people were shown that life does go on. Today, Columbine is a story of survival and not one of disaster.
As this anniversary comes and goes, my only hope is that Columbine will not be forgotten. I wish that, not so that we will remember all the pain and anguish of those several weeks that spring, but to remember that together, we can make a difference. If we continue to say together, "End the Violence", one day we may all say together, "The Violence has Ended". I long to see that day, and I only hope it will come in my lifetime. That is why today is so special. It reminds us of something so awful that we will do everything in our power to prevent it from happening again. At the same time it reminds us of the power of love so strong we will do anything we can to keep it going.
To bring this message to a close, I only ask that each of you reading this today do one thing: Never forget Columbine! Remember both the pain and the joy, for it brought both, and remember the sacrifice of each of the victims who gave their life. If we will each do this, then perhaps the message of Columbine will be heard loud and clear: End the Violence!
God bless each of you,
Joshua Robinson
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