Reflection Paper Bjorhaug

After two reported sexual assault safety alerts, attempted unauthorized entry in college apartments, river and house flooding and the unthinkable death of Bjorn Norderhaug, we are a community that has suffered through a lot of tragedies. We are a community that is still grieving and for some still in shock from such events. It can be hard to continue on with our lives when we are aware of such loses. It’s as if with a drop of a hat we can become sad when we think about what the Luther College and Decorah community has gone through in such a short time period, and I want to say if no one has already, that it is okay to be sad. These are sad a tragic events some of which have been so repetitive in our community that we feel somewhat helpless, though we are not. It is natural to feel these feelings after such events. Sadness, shock, suffering, grief, …show more content…
Although I did not know Bjorn directly I remembered him. I remembered seeing him around, I remembered going to the Technology Help desk around this time last year needing help with my computer and a very kind Bjorn helped me connect my computer to the printers on campus. It may have been a small act but it evidently touched me to the point where I remembered his act of kindness especially when I learned that he was no longer with us. In remembering Bjorn and the small way I was connected to him I was immediately saddened. I didn’t have to be close to him to feel the loss of him in the community and to his family and friends. I, just like many others, just had to hear or think of his death and feel emotions simply because unexpected death is sad and hard to think about especially at my age of 20 when most of the people I know or have ever known are alive and well. This being said, sadness and grief; it’s okay to feel these feelings. Truly, know that it is okay to