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fromThe New Yorker
4 days agoReading for the New Year: Part Four
Kaspar Hauser emerges from prolonged isolation into society, becoming a public curiosity, developing artistic sensibility, and embodying a tragic, unresolved life.
"It's a blessing in disguise," people often say when we're confronted with loss or disappointment. And we generally understand the intention: It's a polite acknowledgment of hardship paired with the reassurance that a silver lining must be hidden somewhere within it-if not visible now, then surely waiting around the corner. But tragedy rarely feels like a blessing while we're living through it. More often, it shakes our sense of certainty, rattles our well-being, and challenges who we thought we were, forcing us to rethink what matters and who we can rely on.
We gather together to celebrate the lives of Sarah, Mark and Johnny Walker, to mourn their deaths and surround Ellie with our love, said Reverend Chris Rankin-Williams.
Ms. Whyte's sister Regina expressed profound loss, saying, "Vanessa, James and Sara were taken from this world in a cruel and vicious manner - there are no words available to express how this has impacted our family and their friends."
"This breaks my heart," said Elisabeth Barton, a founding member of Echo Adventure Cooperative that guides tourists several days a week along the same trail. "It's that constant battle between safety and exploration."
The mother of a victim of the Air India crash expressed her heartbreak over being sent the wrong remains for burial, stating, 'We don't know what poor person is in that casket.'
The 999 call from the home where a mother and her teenage son and daughter were shot dead in Fermanagh is understood to have come from the 13-year-old girl's phone.
"Whenever Albion walked into a room, it was as if the sun had just come out. His laughter and smile could light up the darkest days, reminding us all of the beauty of love and connection."
Crystal Gonzalez, a 37-year-old woman, was found dead by police in a Garden Grove home, and her husband Miguel Lopez was identified as the suspect.
The three Los Angeles County sheriff's detectives killed in an explosion Friday were described as the "best of the best," who served their community with honor, courage and unwavering commitment.
Mollie Egold, 33, was pushing her twin boys in a stroller when they were struck from behind by a hit-and-run driver, Benjamin Lancaster, 44, on Hussey Road.