On June 6, 2016, at about 2 a.m., a man gunned down people at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. He killed 50 people and injured at least 53. This kind of horrible tragedy has happened again, this time in my own backyard.

I have a lot to say, yet nothing to say at the same time. I’m speechless. More people have died in the face of terror. Innocent people, who were out having a good time like any other Saturday night, were murdered. When I see headlines such as this one, my thoughts go to the moment these people died. Did they know what was happening? Did they understand they were a part of an act as horrible and disturbing as this one?

When tragedies happen, people rush to place blame. Some blame the club goers, as it was a gay club, claiming these people shouldn’t “choose” to be gay in the first place. Others blame Muslims, claiming the religion as a whole is violent and should be banned.

Blame is hate in its own way. Blame, whether true or not, creates more anger and hatred, fueling the fire for another tragedy like this to happen. Rather than placing blame, as much as we want to, we should give support. Support the victims and their families. Support those affected, whether directly or indirectly. Give blood, donate in any way to the families and victims, send good thoughts or prayers, raise awareness, hope. Always hope. Despite any differences, we are all human beings. When you take away everything, all that remains is that one simple fact. At the core, we are all the same. We are losing sight of that.

As Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” Find the light, find the love.