shattered innocence
A flash of light, and a sudden and split second deafening boom was all it took to convert panic and disorientation in this rustic and laidback island. A tourist's haven of sorts, it had been the favourite among honeymooners as well as people looking for peace and calm, away from the hustling city life. It has been 3 days since religious zealots condemn this beautiful and pristine beach into a war zone. The last five years spend cultivating tourists confidence in and building reputation has again been dilapidated into ruins.
The picture that struck me the most was of a young child with injuries over her face, crying forlornly for her dead mother. The episode will forever be ingrained into her mind and an initiation of sorts into the brutal world of adulthood, innocence shattered into a trillion bits, a day when she lost her closest confidante. I shiver to be in her shoes, I feel and emphatize with her predicament.
Why has society denigrated into this? What has religion got to do with this dispute? Is violence the answer to all the worlds' problems? Will setting up bombs and killing change the status quo? I always wonder what is going in the minds of the bombers, prior to detonating the bombs straped onto their bodies? What is their motivation to blow up themselves and other innocent victims? What is their justification? What possible excuse can they come up with to justify the dispicable act?
Whatever it is, these people need to answer not to anyone but to that little girl, the hapless, crying girl who has just lost her mother. Look her into her eyes and tell her the justification of your actions. Tell her what you are doing is right and just. Tell and convince her that the death of her mother, though innocent is justifiable. Please tell her.
May God Bless her soul and I pray that all good things will come her way. I will pray for her everyday. I will pray.
The picture that struck me the most was of a young child with injuries over her face, crying forlornly for her dead mother. The episode will forever be ingrained into her mind and an initiation of sorts into the brutal world of adulthood, innocence shattered into a trillion bits, a day when she lost her closest confidante. I shiver to be in her shoes, I feel and emphatize with her predicament.
Why has society denigrated into this? What has religion got to do with this dispute? Is violence the answer to all the worlds' problems? Will setting up bombs and killing change the status quo? I always wonder what is going in the minds of the bombers, prior to detonating the bombs straped onto their bodies? What is their motivation to blow up themselves and other innocent victims? What is their justification? What possible excuse can they come up with to justify the dispicable act?
Whatever it is, these people need to answer not to anyone but to that little girl, the hapless, crying girl who has just lost her mother. Look her into her eyes and tell her the justification of your actions. Tell her what you are doing is right and just. Tell and convince her that the death of her mother, though innocent is justifiable. Please tell her.
May God Bless her soul and I pray that all good things will come her way. I will pray for her everyday. I will pray.
posted by mercuri2000 at
4:07 PM
3 Comments:
It was for reasons like this that I wanted to be a medicins san frontier (doctor without border) way back when I was a kid.
An accidental discoverer
By
Aurora, at October 06, 2005 6:12 PM
MSF is a lifelong passion of mine as well, if u are interested pls do click on this link:-
http://www.msf.org.hk/working/index1.htm#notrecruit
nice to meet u aurora.
By
mercuri2000, at October 06, 2005 7:50 PM
My heart's crying out for her.
May God bless everyone. :)
By
Winn, at October 07, 2005 12:57 PM
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