The world falls somber as "The City of Love" mourns hundreds of lives lost to senseless violence.

CNN reports that Barack Obama, President of the United States was quoted as saying, "This is an attack not just on Paris, not just on the people on France, but an attack on all humanity and the universal values we share."

Support has spread across social media with posts similar to the below with the tags PrayForParis and PeaceForParis.

While Paris has gotten the most attention as over a hundred lives were lost and it is a highly visible Western country, it is important to note that on the same day, Friday, Nov. 13, there was an earthquake in Japan, a funeral bombing in Baghdad, a suicide bombing in Beirut, an earthquake in Mexico, and on any given day many people are murdered in domestic disputes. The issue is not "whose lives are more important?" The issue is being informed of multiple issues so that our social media posts do not suggest that we only care about certain lives.

tragedies like these, it is important that as a global community we all band together to honor the fallen and support those who are hurting.

In today's culture, the majority of people receive information about tragedies like these from social media. Is sharing a post enough? Should we be doing more?

It is fair to question the impact that sharing a post can have on actually helping peoples' lives, but think about it this way: It is better to be educated about the events of the world and express mourning sentiment than to never know about it at all. The knowledge itself provides an opportunity to help, whether donating money to a disaster relief organization or spreading the message to someone who may have the financial means to donate money if you are unable to contribute personally.

In the age of social media, we must place more importance on the lives lost than the number of shares our posts can get.