Within the span of 24 hours, about a hundred thousand people in various parts of the globe lost their lives, some due to natural causes, and others due to, well, some insane people's choices. This is not all. Everyday, we hear of horrific events.. Plane crashes, suicide bombings, school shoot-outs, plus smaller, but no less terrible happenings.. Rapes, domestic abuse, child abuse... It is not just about the people who have lost their lives, but the survivors as well. The people who have to live with what they have seen and experienced have it much worse.
It makes me wonder whether there still is hope left for the world, for humanity. What is equally as bad, is that, most people have started to take evil for granted, and seem to have developed indifference to it, rather than fighting back. Either that, or people start blaming innocent victims, hurling abuse indiscriminately, just because they belong to the same religion as the attackers. People have ceased to view others as human beings, having the same troubles, same fears, and the same flaws. They just need a scapegoat to take the blame, so that they can sit backward and fold their hands in pious resignation. Sometimes, it feels that, though the world has progressed in material achievements, it has only regressed in the more important qualities, such as common sense, love, and a basic sense of humanity.
Then again, just as we feel the darkness overwhelming us, we see some pin-pricks of light at the end of the tunnel, some silver lining to the clouds. We see the people of Paris welcoming the survivors into their homes and caring for them and countries rallying round to help the earthquake survivors. We see common people stepping forward to help, whether it is donating money, or giving time to physically aid the victims, regardless of race or religion. Though social media is quick to spread posts of grief, there is also a genuine feeling and willingness to help.
While this may not completely make up for the horror the world is going through, it does provide some hope that there still is something worth fighting for, something worth living for. We cannot let those who died for us down. The fight for good must go on.
It makes me wonder whether there still is hope left for the world, for humanity. What is equally as bad, is that, most people have started to take evil for granted, and seem to have developed indifference to it, rather than fighting back. Either that, or people start blaming innocent victims, hurling abuse indiscriminately, just because they belong to the same religion as the attackers. People have ceased to view others as human beings, having the same troubles, same fears, and the same flaws. They just need a scapegoat to take the blame, so that they can sit backward and fold their hands in pious resignation. Sometimes, it feels that, though the world has progressed in material achievements, it has only regressed in the more important qualities, such as common sense, love, and a basic sense of humanity.
Then again, just as we feel the darkness overwhelming us, we see some pin-pricks of light at the end of the tunnel, some silver lining to the clouds. We see the people of Paris welcoming the survivors into their homes and caring for them and countries rallying round to help the earthquake survivors. We see common people stepping forward to help, whether it is donating money, or giving time to physically aid the victims, regardless of race or religion. Though social media is quick to spread posts of grief, there is also a genuine feeling and willingness to help.
While this may not completely make up for the horror the world is going through, it does provide some hope that there still is something worth fighting for, something worth living for. We cannot let those who died for us down. The fight for good must go on.
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