How could this happen?

"When tragedy hits us ... we just want to shut down. We want to quit. It is too big, too overwhelming, too taxing ... We want to forget it and just "exist," whatever "exist" is. But to do so denies the human spirit. To do so denies human resiliency. To do so lets the tragedy win ... The question is, who is going to win? You? Or the tragedy?"--Page 4 of cover.