Last Thursday, tragedy struck pilgrims on their way to visit the holy city of Mecca as more than 700 people died in a stampede on a walkway leading to the Jakarta pillars where the symbolic stoning of the devil is carried out by worshipers taking part in the Hajj. Our deepest sympathies go out to the families and friends of those lost. While it is unclear whether any of those killed were members of the Saudi Aramco family, they were all members of the larger family that is humankind, as all of us are as well. We pray that God will welcome them and that they may find peace in their next life.