Marking this day in history.

On May 13, 1981, when I was eight years old, Pope John Paul II was shot in Rome. This happened just a couple of months after President Reagan was shot in March. I came home and asked my parents who was more important, the Pope or the President (of the United States).

As I get older, I’m less inclined to make comparisons like this. Each person has his/her own place in time; the George Bailey Effect. Some just make bigger ripples than others.