I would like to take a moment to acknowledge yesterday’s events, both on a local level and with a broader perspective.

First of all, to the best of our knowledge everyone within the Vodia community is safe and sound.   We thank all of you who reached out to us in the past day – while it is a tremendous shock to all of us here it is deeply reassuring to be touched by so many.

So often it comes down to timing.  In our professional world timing can be everything.  In this situation, timing was again all the difference.  As a local who grew up here, I have stood on that spot a hundred times.  Yesterday, I was not at that spot.  Others were, and their lives are changed forever.

I can explain time in a rational sense using all sorts of paradigms and equations, but I have none to explain yesterday.  Instead, it is a reminder that we also have to honor the spiritual aspects of life and what a moment can be.

There is no good explanation for what happened yesterday.  This is our world today, a reality we all live with.  But we also have the choice to embrace the aspects of humanity that push us all to a better place.  That place is inside each of us, and ultimately forms how we each deal with yesterday.

Here at Vodia we send our wishes and thoughts to the victims of yesterday’s tragedy.

Regards,

David