I feel like I live in this bubble of complacency. The only things I've been stressing about lately are academic issues and the occasional social concern, and then I see really bad stuff actually happen to the people around me. Or otherwise I just don't mesh in with the outside world where people actually do drink or party or whatever. A lot of the time I just overlook what's happening outside my window.

I don't like it when bad things happen to the people I know... I never know what to say to them. I feel inadequate because I'm not in their position, so I can't tell them how I would feel because it might insult them - or just not help otherwise. I can listen, I guess... but then what do you do after that? Just move on with your life as if nothing happened?

I feel a lot of the time that even if I just try and leave things to God, it isn't enough. Especially if the people involved aren't Christian - they won't see things in the same light that you do. And it'd most likely be insulting to them if you told them to try seeing the situation with the perspective that God was trying to make some good out of the bad. What right do I have...

Why...