Desensitization does not mean we don't care. In so many cases it is an indicator that we care TOO MUCH. It is an defense mechanism against losing our minds completely. I, for some reason, just don't have this. In some ways I wish I did. Yes, we have always had to deal with terrible issues, but now we are inundated by it every minute of the day though news, social media, etc. It takes it's toll. You may feel numb and as if you just need to concentrate on what is immediately surrounding you. That is okay. We all need to do what we need to do to survive. IT is so overwhelming that we can become depressed, angry, indignant, fearful, grief-stricken....overcome with very heavy emotions that can make it difficult to cope in everyday life. We are human. Our compassion is one of our most defining characteristics no matter what the news would have you believe. Those emotions are not things we should just ignore or pretend not to have.. It is okay to be despondent sometimes. To lose hope. It is impossible not to once in a while in this world But there is always HOPE. The very reason we experience these emotions is reason for hope. It is what drives us to make life better for first ourselves, the ones we love and the world around us. So even in the deepest despair take comfort that it is because of those emotions we become so much more than we thought we ever could. Love, Mishka.