It’s friday morning and we are waking up to yet another story of a twisted madman engaging in mass murder. We did this last friday.
What do you do? What do you say?
Yes, we should Pray For Nice. They can use our prayers.
And yes, we should give generously to the victims and their families. I did that just now.
But it doesn’t feel like enough. What is an appropriate reaction to these horrors?
And what if you are the CEO of a rapidly growing company who has to stand up in front of the team today at the weekly all hands? What do you do? What do you say?
Do you ignore it because stuff like this doesn’t belong in the office? Should we just focus on our jobs and keep doing what we are doing?
Or do you talk about it with the team? And what do you say?
I don’t even know what to say to all of you. I didn’t know what to say to my friend who is from Nice when I wrote him an email this morning. “I’m thinking of you. I hope everyone you know is OK.” What else is there to say?
There is an epidemic in the world, a sickness that is spreading and afflicting more and more people. It is mental illness. We need to diagnose its cause and treat it. Until we do that, we will be facing more of these mornings.
I think many of us are wondering what we can do to help with that. I certainly am.
