“In the weeks afterward, I saw a great change in people. Just the average person on the street would be much more compassionate, much more caring. People seemed to be more tuned in to what were the important things in life.”
Perhaps that isn’t unusual. After any calamity or life-threatening event, people often take stock of their mortality and their values. For a brief time, people are concerned about “what is really important.” The tragedy puts life into a new perspective.
But slowly, life returns to normal. We begin planning for the future. And we lose our sense that life could end at any moment, for any of us.
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