Will Beck - Columbine Survivor

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  • Опубликовано: 17 май 2018
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  • @swiftkat6937
    @swiftkat6937 5 лет назад +516

    you can see the scarred 17 year old boy coming back terrified of what he's experienced. bless his soul.

    • @alexfriedman2047
      @alexfriedman2047 5 лет назад +13

      15 year old probably* he said 2nd year in high school. Thats no older than 16.

    • @nankidd3050
      @nankidd3050 5 лет назад

      @@alexfriedman2047 it be one of the first filly fog.

    • @TheHeavensFellen
      @TheHeavensFellen 3 года назад

      @@alexfriedman2047 You can see a snippet of an interview with the young Will back then, iti is on a 6hr columbine news coverage post. here.

    • @TheHeavensFellen
      @TheHeavensFellen 3 года назад

      @@alexfriedman2047 You can see a snippet of an interview with the young Will back then, it is on a 6hr columbine news coverage post. here. He had hair, and it was blonde., but its same guy.

    • @amy109
      @amy109 2 года назад

      @@TheHeavensFellen do you know what the time stamp is?

  • @hayleydoesthings
    @hayleydoesthings 4 года назад +282

    He still sounds so wounded and scared after all these years.

    • @Porn05Mouth
      @Porn05Mouth 3 года назад +10

      Of course he is! Anyone would be.

    • @gothands450
      @gothands450 3 года назад +7

      To think it happened 22yrs ago ,they said it feels like it happens last week !!!it’s a sad life n they’re almost 40 years old now

    • @isthatthebestyougot4845
      @isthatthebestyougot4845 3 года назад +2

      And they will never ever get over it...

    • @c8smail
      @c8smail 2 года назад +2

      I think you misinterpret him. He's just real. He's recalling all these moments that he lived through so personally back then. It's wonderful he found healing in helping others and going on mission. What struck me were how he prayed. How he needed to be WITH people who understood. I think that's like God. Emmanuel, God with us. Jesus wept. I think he's ok. He even said it doesn't dominate his thinking any more. I knew a student in my year who committed suicide and it still can affect me. And that was 50 years ago!

  • @lc-bb6bd
    @lc-bb6bd 3 года назад +158

    When he started crying I just wanted to hug him

    • @willbeck8189
      @willbeck8189 3 года назад +3

      🫂

    • @sweetassugar2076
      @sweetassugar2076 3 года назад

      @@willbeck8189 how are you doing buddy?

    • @blackandyellowmg
      @blackandyellowmg 3 года назад

      @@willbeck8189 are you the real will beck ?

    • @blackandyellowmg
      @blackandyellowmg 3 года назад

      @@willbeck8189 if so I would like to talk to you and play some pick up basket ball

  • @lonelylantern9135
    @lonelylantern9135 4 года назад +78

    I think the fire alarm probably saved a lot of lives.

    • @cloudcraft7153
      @cloudcraft7153 3 года назад +2

      Actually, it killed more then it saved.

    • @lonelylantern9135
      @lonelylantern9135 3 года назад +1

      @@cloudcraft7153 BS, it evacuated the building. They would have had corridors full of easy targets otherwise.

    • @cloudcraft7153
      @cloudcraft7153 3 года назад +5

      @@lonelylantern9135 no, the fire alarms caused the massive crowds on the 3rd floor of the parkland building, causing everybody on the 3rd floor to die

    • @cloudcraft7153
      @cloudcraft7153 3 года назад

      @@lonelylantern9135 and you do realize, people evacuating would cause easy targets in the halls, right?

    • @lonelylantern9135
      @lonelylantern9135 3 года назад +7

      @@cloudcraft7153 You are unrealistic. The alternative was far worse. The alarm reduced the shooters options massively. It probably reduced the duration of the murder spree also. It was a brilliant thing to have done, and I hope many more think to do the same should, God forbid, another school shooting happen.

  • @jennicase
    @jennicase 5 лет назад +173

    That's a lot for a young kid to go through.

  • @cierrat6943
    @cierrat6943 3 года назад +63

    He’s so compassionate 💛 bless his heart

  • @kts5920
    @kts5920 3 года назад +41

    If he feels like that, imagine how the people in the library felt!! 💙🙏

  • @es4es981
    @es4es981 5 лет назад +44

    who would dislike this

    • @adankippe5748
      @adankippe5748 4 года назад +3

      @@luke-lq9yd wow so funny and original

  • @amberburbo6344
    @amberburbo6344 5 лет назад +67

    This poor guy 😕 everything happened all at once.. prayers to him and anyone else in his situation.

  • @007janerussell
    @007janerussell 5 лет назад +92

    What a beautiful man. ❤️🙏🏼 Bless you Will

    • @willbeck8189
      @willbeck8189 3 года назад +5

      ❤️

    • @007janerussell
      @007janerussell 3 года назад +1

      @@willbeck8189 it’s you... I think about this day all the time. Sending love from Vancouver Island

    • @jamielynn767
      @jamielynn767 Год назад

      ​@@willbeck8189 ...may I ask how tall you are??❤❤

  • @deniserodriguez5060
    @deniserodriguez5060 5 лет назад +128

    I like how he said show more love. This really hit me. Will said some very sweet and powerful words in this video. Everything he said was relatable and reminded me of something I have experienced and it has made me feel like I am not alone. I agree, we live in a materialistic society, which causes people to not show passion and love. It's very sad. It got me thinking of what I should work on in the way I treat people and how my actions might affect others. Thank you Will! I wish you and your family and friends love and happiness. You deserve it. Best regards.

    • @TheDolphingirl20
      @TheDolphingirl20 5 лет назад +1

      Thing is you can show all the love in the world and there will still be people who won't accept it or in some people can't accept it and that's when stuff like this happens

    • @kittyticklehips
      @kittyticklehips 5 лет назад +5

      TheDolphingirl20 doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try

  • @Rose_of_Kent
    @Rose_of_Kent 5 лет назад +130

    It's crazy how survivors always have a moment from that day that they tell, where they know it was God that saved them.
    Rachel seems to be the only exception, however, Rachel wrote in her diary a year before the shooting, that she would only be on earth another year. I think she and Jesus agreed she would leave, and leave a legacy for His glory.
    Rachel is one of the reasons I found Jesus.

    • @willbeck8189
      @willbeck8189 5 лет назад +14

      Rose K I’m glad Rachel’s example could help lead you on the path to Jesus

    • @dylanlol3501
      @dylanlol3501 4 года назад +52

      They weren’t saved. The people who were killed weren’t guilty of anything. The only reason these people survived is because they didn’t get hit by bullets or the bullets didn’t cause fatal injuries. Religion makes people so unbelievably delusional and blind it’s concerning

    • @pepesylvia9354
      @pepesylvia9354 4 года назад +2

      I see the point of view of both you and Dylan. Humans will never understand

    • @DailyxclipsxHD
      @DailyxclipsxHD 4 года назад +4

      Dylan lol agreed.

    • @nicolenottingham393
      @nicolenottingham393 4 года назад +9

      Maybe it’s not true but if it brings people peace and hope. If that’s what helped people cope with what happens then I’m glad.

  • @lacos3213
    @lacos3213 3 года назад +12

    Columbine was one of the first of literal decades of highly publicized mass shootings. It breaks my heart that these victims kept being reminded of their trauma by all the new mass shootings

  • @ilovegreen324
    @ilovegreen324 5 лет назад +80

    Very touching. I’m very sorry for your traumatic tragedy.

  • @tebafanthroughnthrough6089
    @tebafanthroughnthrough6089 8 месяцев назад +2

    After all these years, the story is still so terrifying to hear.

  • @djholliday4413
    @djholliday4413 3 года назад +36

    Will Beck, what an amazing man & Brother In Christ. "Healing Through Service"....I love that. Thank you for this testimony of love & faith. It was very touching.

  • @CaptchaNeon
    @CaptchaNeon 4 года назад +19

    I commend him for being able to go back to school. There's no way I could have done it, it would have been way too traumatizing.

  • @TartarianTopG
    @TartarianTopG 5 лет назад +44

    This is a great guy

  • @emmanoneofyoursdontfuckwit8802
    @emmanoneofyoursdontfuckwit8802 5 лет назад +55

    Stay strong Will!!! We are all still in your corner

  • @aprilchamberlain1677
    @aprilchamberlain1677 4 года назад +22

    Every single student that has been through this I admire them for their bravery and being able to talk on camera and in public about what horror they have went through! I don't know if I could do that because this is extremely personal for them. My heart goes out to all of the survivors of these horrific acts of violence!!

  • @Wheezersmom02
    @Wheezersmom02 5 лет назад +31

    I think it very much DID define you! But, you let it define you in the best of ways. Instead of your trauma keeping you in a bubble, and shut off, you let it define what you wanted to do for others. That's amazing, and shows strength.

  • @lensw0rld633
    @lensw0rld633 5 лет назад +20

    Theres so much wisdom in this. What a brave guy.

  • @evelina2363
    @evelina2363 3 года назад +20

    What a wonderful, brave soul. He does have a full and joyful life notwithstanding the tragedy he's been through and that is the greatest victory of all against the evil that was committed that day. I bow to his wisdom and I will come back to hear his words again and again. God bless him and his family.

  • @crysb5099
    @crysb5099 5 лет назад +46

    I love that you prayed and called out for God. ♥️
    I’m sorry you had to go through this. I think you are an amazing human - God bless.

  • @duncankent7107
    @duncankent7107 5 лет назад +60

    bless you will much love from United Kingdom

  • @Texas1836
    @Texas1836 4 года назад +8

    What a grounded young man. His Faith got him through that horrible tragedy. Bless him and all those that were there.

  • @charissabouwland421
    @charissabouwland421 5 лет назад +39

    Powerful testimony

  • @jermar1979
    @jermar1979 5 лет назад +37

    ❤️ God Bless you Will.

  • @breezeh1127
    @breezeh1127 3 года назад +9

    His account has been one of the hardest for me to watch. All the stories are horrific, but I could truly feel the impact in this man ..from inside his soul. 😢💔

  • @christinecolon5472
    @christinecolon5472 3 года назад +6

    The sad thing is that he will live with these memories forever.

  • @CalOMARI_Cola
    @CalOMARI_Cola 5 месяцев назад +1

    I hope his sister made it out okay… Rest in peace to everyone who died that day.

  • @sandrad.8205
    @sandrad.8205 5 лет назад +40

    Will l think you are an Angel and l thank you for sharing, our lives don't have much in common but your words have touched me and motivate me to just be out there for people no matter what they are going through, we all have something to bring each other. Thank you for being so strong.

  • @bcc7777
    @bcc7777 2 года назад +3

    What a seriously good man. Will, you are truly a man of God. Your children are so fortunate to have such an amazing guy as their dad.

  • @Skittlepunkdoo
    @Skittlepunkdoo 5 лет назад +31

    God bless you Will. Such an inspiration

  • @ninky15
    @ninky15 6 лет назад +77

    Thank you for sharing this, Will! Very powerful and moving!

  • @kristinpetrilla4609
    @kristinpetrilla4609 5 лет назад +2

    God bless you! You are an inspiration to so many.

  • @lizdrouin9588
    @lizdrouin9588 2 года назад +2

    Such a beautiful soul..who walks with the Lord

  • @maryloudennis7960
    @maryloudennis7960 5 лет назад +7

    Thank you for this wonderful testimony. I'm so glad I happened on to it and watched it. Keep up the good work.

  • @sarapierce4086
    @sarapierce4086 5 лет назад +24

    God bless you will. This is the first video I've watched that made me cry. Your an amazing person. Always stay strong under gods faith. He was with you that day, as you already know. God bless.

  • @eislebenlutheranchurch4140
    @eislebenlutheranchurch4140 5 лет назад +5

    Thank you for sharing your story Will. It blessed me greatly.

  • @prize5ighter
    @prize5ighter 3 года назад +3

    Very well said, Mr. Beck.
    Thanks for sharing.

  • @johnmiller5678
    @johnmiller5678 3 года назад +1

    He is an example of inner strength...thank you so much for sharing

  • @bielsabas4407
    @bielsabas4407 4 года назад +10

    Watching this is a blessing. Thank you for your heart and your resilience. God bless you.

  • @lisathobe8787
    @lisathobe8787 5 лет назад +17

    So inspiring!

  • @melanieobremski8570
    @melanieobremski8570 5 лет назад +14

    I think you are very brave and admirable...I can't imagine what you have and continue to go through. Blessings to you...

  • @rosalindagarcia867
    @rosalindagarcia867 5 лет назад +3

    A very powerful testimony, I can see how you go back to when you were that age at that time and its awful. I hope you are finding peace now. Lots of love and good thoughts XXX ❤

  • @toddgoogle4387
    @toddgoogle4387 2 года назад

    I remember being in college and the whole thing watching the news non stop. It bothered me so bad even though I wasn’t there. These ppl won’t ever get over this.

  • @sooziecue3349
    @sooziecue3349 2 года назад +2

    My God, poor guy. You can see in his face as he tells his story, he's reliving the experience over again.

  • @deannamuffley
    @deannamuffley 2 года назад +3

    What a beautiful soul he is. He carries that pain with him. So sad. His family is beautiful. God Bless you sir. Thank you for sharing your story. ❤️🙏

  • @alisontunnicliff-scott6161
    @alisontunnicliff-scott6161 5 лет назад +4

    God bless you. I’m sorry what happened to you and your classmates. I was 13 when it happened, but it still scared me as a student. I also thought about Columbine when I was a high school substitute teacher because I needed to know how to keep my students safe. Again, I’m so sorry what happened to you.

  • @lynseyt83
    @lynseyt83 5 лет назад +14

    Thank you for sharing your story! My heart is always with you all!!!

  • @bonnie3232
    @bonnie3232 3 года назад +2

    God bless this kind loving man. So hard to comprehend being so young and witnessing a fellow student being shot or experiencing running for your very life.

  • @kristyswiniarski7627
    @kristyswiniarski7627 4 года назад +4

    Not sure why this came into my feed today in 2020... But YOU sir are a true inspiration and HERO for the story you share and the lessons you are teaching! Everyone should watch this!

  • @kiara_7822
    @kiara_7822 5 лет назад +6

    God bless you

  • @rhiannonbrookes928
    @rhiannonbrookes928 5 лет назад +4

    This is incredibly moving. 😓💕

  • @julianakleijn2487
    @julianakleijn2487 3 года назад +4

    best quote ever "im gonna go miss it"

  • @sandrawehrley4212
    @sandrawehrley4212 2 года назад

    What a sweet kind caring man! So gentle and loving! His heart is full of gods love! I was a freshman supposed to be a sophomore that year. I remember this like it was yesterday. High school just started for me and it wasn’t the same after.

  • @Zwillinge26
    @Zwillinge26 5 лет назад +13

    7:01 ☺️ how perfect is that..You have such a beautiful family Will you are so lucky to have each other..and I hope someday I will find someone like you to make my own family with the same big heart..God bless you🙂

    • @willbeck8189
      @willbeck8189 5 лет назад +2

      Pegz Τd thanks! Best of luck to you!

    • @dimitrispagoudis7399
      @dimitrispagoudis7399 2 года назад +1

      You greek? By the way, Will you are so fucking strong! Such an inspiration man, such an inspiration

  • @shawngregoire4145
    @shawngregoire4145 2 года назад

    Thank You for your courage! May The Lord Jesus Christ continue to work through you!

  • @californiagumbo8702
    @californiagumbo8702 3 года назад

    Beautiful! Thank you for sharing!

  • @RhiUrso
    @RhiUrso 5 лет назад +6

    Thank you for your story and words of encouragement. Your family is beautiful and God will keep that great joy coming.

  • @chrissyart7984
    @chrissyart7984 3 года назад +1

    This is a true Blessing, Praise God, God protected him, good thing you Believe in God.. What a Testimony, Thank you for Sharing, God Bless you + your Family 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @thisbequinn9903
    @thisbequinn9903 2 года назад

    What a beautiful man, so sorry for u to go through what u went through. And your right everyone has pain just different pain. Enjoying life is the key for sure. If u dont like it change it simple. We can others in that shooting cant thankyou for your kindness god bless

  • @jamielynn767
    @jamielynn767 Год назад

    Youve come a long way, sir!! God bless you!!❤❤

  • @vanessastock2563
    @vanessastock2563 3 года назад +3

    This is beautiful
    Thanks for sharing .... I found this helpful and comforting
    A great message
    God bless you

  • @nzkiwiange
    @nzkiwiange Год назад

    May God bless you Will, you are amazing. Trust that God has plans, part of that is how you are living your life sharing your story with others is powerful.

  • @siluxkhan6544
    @siluxkhan6544 5 лет назад +3

    This guy's story is awesome

  • @darlynalvarez2950
    @darlynalvarez2950 3 года назад

    Will Beck you are so strong, thank you for sharing your story. God bless 🤍

  • @eve_ollie6494
    @eve_ollie6494 4 года назад +3

    God has so much MORE for you. I cannot imagine the grief on that scale. I remember another interview you did you said you got to make things right with Dan after picking on him a little. I think that was a God thing, he gave you that time. And that probably meant the world to Dan. Keep pushing, keep going. This life is temporary and short, you’ll get to see everyone again. And grief will exist no more. That’s a promise God gives us that we can hope in. Praying for you Will.

    • @willbeck8189
      @willbeck8189 4 года назад +1

      Eve Olivarez definitely a God thing! Thanks and God bless!!

  • @aprilking4058
    @aprilking4058 3 года назад

    What a beautiful person you are even at the horrible moment you were in you found your way through My heart goes out to you

  • @laurecrp8751
    @laurecrp8751 4 года назад +3

    Bless him ♥️

  • @evielightfoot1637
    @evielightfoot1637 3 года назад +5

    I honestly feel so bad for the people who had to experience school shootings, it is such a serious subject that not a lot of people talk about, and if news company’s talk about them they focus more on the murderers and not the victims, and the victims are the ones that have died or suffered. I think that they should focus more on the victims who lost there life’s and there families, and also school is a place where people should feel safe but with this subject it can make it very hard for them to feel safe xxx #stopschoolshootings xx

  • @briannavannello2322
    @briannavannello2322 2 года назад +1

    See how he's saying he didn't want to help himself, only distract himself away from it by helping other people. While that is great, the most important thing is to dig within yourself and heal your own pain. Not run from it

  • @donnadreyer2580
    @donnadreyer2580 5 лет назад +2

    Job WELL Done Officers !!! I APPLAUD You !!!

  • @maureencanty3350
    @maureencanty3350 3 года назад +6

    What a nice young man

  • @ButterflyDarkAngel
    @ButterflyDarkAngel 5 лет назад +2

    OMG very heartbreaking you can feel his pain watching this cause I sure do. I didn’t sleep for months seeing this on the news when I was in 8th grade the footage of the shooting used to be on RUclips till they took it down I was traumatized

  • @eej1983able
    @eej1983able 4 года назад +3

    God bless you Will.

  • @dyannacramer6279
    @dyannacramer6279 3 года назад +1

    Such a beautiful person. Sending all my love to Will

  • @rebeccaphillips414
    @rebeccaphillips414 2 года назад

    The pain will never go away. You just learn to live a new kind of normal.

  • @SoJustCool
    @SoJustCool 3 года назад

    Man, what a loving human being he is.

  • @bethlanoue589
    @bethlanoue589 2 года назад

    God Bless you Will! 🙏🙏🙏

  • @tmack5794
    @tmack5794 2 года назад +1

    Bless this brilliant young man and his kind, loving heart.

  • @melissawells5900
    @melissawells5900 4 года назад +5

    God bless this man.

  • @nurseray6866
    @nurseray6866 2 года назад +1

    Aww, God bless you, Will 🥰

  • @letstalkaboutitwithjaime
    @letstalkaboutitwithjaime 3 года назад

    love this man

  • @secret-garden
    @secret-garden Год назад

    This man is a beautiful soul!

  • @joegamble328
    @joegamble328 5 лет назад +5

    Respect sir. You are very brave

  • @daryl9905
    @daryl9905 Год назад

    What a beautiful soul.

  • @HanaSong
    @HanaSong 3 года назад +2

    Will is such an amazing and a strong man. Bless him.

  • @SarahkurumiGrillskurumi
    @SarahkurumiGrillskurumi 5 лет назад +3

    April 20/2019 is coming up and in april 20/1999 i was 18 when sad day happiend i feel like all the living throught that sad day

  • @bennytherollinstoner1932
    @bennytherollinstoner1932 3 года назад +2

    Love you buddy stay strong!!!

  • @christineskead1663
    @christineskead1663 2 года назад

    Just know that I am giving you a HUGE HUG

  • @josephziccar1377
    @josephziccar1377 5 лет назад +5

    Bless you we need to help each other

  • @sallydorsey1851
    @sallydorsey1851 4 года назад

    I am so sorry for your pain

  • @elle6968
    @elle6968 5 лет назад +7

    Hi will, First, Thankyou for your service, you are a fabulous example of a survivor rather than victim. I do not mean any disrespect to any one who has been or is a victim. I do know how both feel.
    I wondered iiiif I may ask you how things changed within the school, especially the jock vs not jock. I am from England and our terminology is a little different. I really wish you love and also send you a huge mum hug xx

    • @willbeck8189
      @willbeck8189 5 лет назад +1

      Elle shoot me a message on instagram

  • @khorner4566
    @khorner4566 5 лет назад +4

    God's Blessings to you young man....Hugs

  • @angeleyes86
    @angeleyes86 5 лет назад +8

    🖤❤️ I cried with you.

    • @willbeck8189
      @willbeck8189 5 лет назад +2

      Megan Erives thanks, Megan!

    • @TraumaSurvivorCynthia
      @TraumaSurvivorCynthia 5 лет назад

      @@willbeck8189 Me too with tears.✌ My StepDad was killed that day.😇 💙 Hugs to you Will.👍

  • @suzie830
    @suzie830 2 года назад

    I wonder how he's doing now. Poor guy! Sending him healing vibes and virtual love!

  • @caitlinmaemartin8830
    @caitlinmaemartin8830 2 года назад

    I’m sure he has told his story a thousand times but each time something remains the same, the sheer terror and scarred person he is today

  • @pfossful
    @pfossful 4 года назад +6

    Cops sat outside for two hours