A while back, I read a transcript of Steve Jobs’ graduation speech at Stanford from 2005. There were a few lines that struck me as particularly astute and valuable. After today, and the days coming, I feel like the following is more appropriate than ever:

When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right.” It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something. Steve Jobs, 2005 Stanford graduation speech

Just something I thought about.

This morning, as most of the country—and part of the world—already knows, my university (Virginia Tech) was host to the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history. You can read more from WRAL, Fox News, or CNN. Google News turned up an article from The Daily Tarheel, but I can’t get that one to load.

I’m not going to rehash the details, the links are for that. I’m just here to leave the question that’s left me blindingly angry.

I’m mad as hell. What kind of self-righteous asswipe decides he has the God-given right to kill people for shits and giggles? No feeling of betrayal, no sense of abandonment, nothing. There’s no reason. I really hope there’s a special place in hell for the likes of today’s shooter, because nothing justifies what happened here today.

By all reports, the shooter is long since deceased. So likely, we’ll never really know why today happened. There’s no worldly punishment suitable for this guy, a “young Asian male,” deciding to take the lives of his peers. I’m furious, even though nothing will come of my anger.

And for those who were wondering, I’m safe. As are my friends. Thank God.