The One
Dear Listener/Viewer;
The horror of the murders at Virginia Tech left me, once again, shaking over the disconnect for those with mental health issues, society's disregard of the power of guns, and the feelings of helplessness over knowing what to say, how to respond, as a musician. The immense loss of the victims lives and the terror they endured, the pain of the victims' families, and the understandable confusion and pain of the family of Cho.
I had no idea of what to write.
And then....It was when I was told how much despair and anguish the mother of Cho was experiencing that I recognised here was the place that I must respond from....as a mother, as a human being who would have no where to turn, as a person who would live with forever questions and anger. I would write from the broken heart of a mother whose son had committed these unspeakable acts.
"The One" is my attempt on behalf of those fragile feelings.
Sara
Video by Marc Brown (marcbrownmedia.com).
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Comment by Gerry Ashley on May 31, 2008 at 1:31pm -
We already know of the pain and anguish of the families of the victims. We almost never, however, learn of the often unbearable despair of the parent(s) of those who are the perpetrators of these horrible crimes.
There are some cases where we DO hear from the parents of the killers. Sometimes they are beyond shock and other times you can't help but think, "Geeze, if I had to grow up in that environment I probably would have snapped too!"
The bottom line is that every case is unique unto itself with its own set of circumstances leading up to the eventual act of violence. In the case where mental illness is the chief factor, one might wonder why more wasn't done to assist the person before they got to that state. But none of this matters after the fact except within the legal system to see if there isn't some culpability on the part of a friend or relative needing to be addressed.
In this case Sara has chosen a course involving a son who had some mental issues unresolved. Some who are less than kind might say, "Well it was the parents' duty to get their son help!" Yet, sometimes our society, with its overabundance of regulations political correctness and just plain lack of efficiency can lead to a case where a parent has done ALL they can and are denied access to the services capable of dealing with such an illness.
Still in all, it's the parent of the one committing the crime who has little or no one to turn to for solace.
I think Sara has done a marvelous job in catching that scraped-raw emotion. "No flowers at this funeral. No one here on the phone." "The One" is a powerful song and an even more powerful performance by Sara about the all-to-often forgotten victims. Well done. It's a precarious balance, trying to emote sympathy for the mother of the shooter when there are so many other victims who we want to naturally mourn for. Yet Sara carefully weaves her story to include the mother's awareness that her loss cannot compare to the loss and anger felt by the mothers of the victims of her son's violence. Therein lies the private hell in which the mother of the shooter dwells. She's not "allowed" to be "as much" of a victim, leaving her vulnerable, shattered and often without access to the resources and support others are able to turn to. Stunning job, Sara. Unbelievably stunning.
GA
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