The UK was rocked this week with the horrendous news of a suicide bomber killing 22 people and injuring 64 others in an attack in Manchester.
Young children and teenagers were among the victims of the blast at the Manchester Arena, also known as the MEN Arena, and it really beggars belief how anyone can justify an attack like this.
For children and parents to go see Ariana Grande in a concert and to not come home from an event which should have provided such a good occasion is heart-breaking.
There are still a lot of people missing, and the threat of terrorism in the UK is still very much apparent.
It is impossible to get your head around what has happened, and everybody’s thoughts are with the respective families during this incredibly difficult time.
But when acts of evil like this are committed, it is always amazing when you hear the tales of good that come out from these situations, and they are the lessons we need to hold onto.
Tales such as the emergency services running towards danger rather than away from it, like the taxi drivers who offered free rides to get people away from the arena, the takeaway owners who gave free food out, and the hotels that gave their rooms up to give the victims a place to stay.
The story of a homeless man helping victims was also particularly moving.
Since the attack, the Manchester Evening News has raised more than £1million to help the victims’ families in the wake of the tragedy after a public appeal.
And thousands of people turned up for a vigil the day after the attack to show solidarity and defiance.
We have seen the worst and best of humanity during these last few days in Manchester.
Let us hope that all of us can try to live our lives every day with the light in our hearts, and not the darkness.