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This song has been playing in my head over and over since Thursday. Itâs called âZombieâ by the band âThe Cranberriesâ. It was a direct response to bombings that took place in Warrington, a town in Chesire, England in 1993. It claimed the lives of Jonathan Ball, who was just 3 years old, and Tim Parry, who was just 12.
Jonathan Ball was with his baby-sitter and they were shopping for a âMotherâs Dayâ card when one of the bombs exploded. He immediately died at the scene. Tim Parry made it to the hospital, but they had to switch off his life support, 5 days after the brutal incident, when they saw no sign of improvement on his brain activities.
Did they know why their lives were taken? No.
Did their families deserve what happened? No.
They didnât have anything to do with the war, but they paid the price.
And the culprits thought that to prove a point, they had to take innocent lives.
They say âif you want peace, prepare for warâ. Thatâs a saying Iâd never understand. How can someone be at âpeaceâ when so many lives are taken after a âwarâ?
đđąđŹđźđ§đđđ«đŹđđđ§đđąđ§đ , đŠđąđŹđđšđŠđŠđźđ§đąđđđđąđšđ§ đđ§đ đđđŹđąđđđ„đ„đČ âđ đ«đđđâ - I think these are the reasons why people choose âwarâ over âpeaceâ. We didnât have the âsocial mediaâ that we have now in 1993. And youâd think that since itâs gotten easier to connect and reach people all over the world, itâd be easier to âtalkâ and get your message across. Youâd think that itâd be easier to understand and respect each otherâs opinions and points of view. But youâre wrong. The truth is, just when itâs gotten so much easier to âconnectâ, it feels like everyone seems so much more âdisconnectedâ. Thatâs âironyâ at its finest.
Now, âsocial mediaâ - is it a curse or a gift? I used to think that itâs the latter. But social media browsing feels a lot more like a curse lately. So I step away from it longer than I used to. People waging their own wars against those with different beliefs, they hate on people who they used to be âfriendsâ with simply because they support different electoral candidates. đđ§đ âđđđ€đ đ§đđ°đŹâ đŹđ©đ«đđđ đ„đąđ€đ đ°đąđ„đ đđąđ«đ đđ„đ„ đšđŻđđ« đđĄđąđŹ đđ«đđłđČ âđđšđ«đđŹđâ đđĄđđ đ°đ đđđ„đ„ âđ
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Imagine, someoneâs entire belief system is based on lies and events that never really happened - and they lose friends or even relatives over it. All these people who do not know how to validate legit news over made-up stories really, truly baffle me. This generation has the easiest access to knowledge, but it seems like people get more stupid every day in spite of that.
đđšđ° đđđ§ đČđšđź đđ đŹđš đŹđźđ«đ đđĄđđ đŹđšđŠđđšđ§đ đąđŹ đ°đ«đšđ§đ , đ°đĄđđ§ đČđšđźâđ«đ đ§đšđ đđŻđđ§ đđšđ§đđąđđđ§đ đđ§đšđźđ đĄ đđĄđđ đČđšđź đđ«đ đ«đąđ đĄđ? Think of this question the next time you start hating on someone just because you have different opinions and beliefs on something. May be then youâd realize that talking calmly to a person who has a different point of view or opinion than you can actually be enlightening.
We live in a world full problems bigger than what we fight about in social media. Problems that our âkeyboardsâ canât fix. And if animals in a âforestâ can all co-exist and live in peace, why canât we?
Imagine a world where people really take time to get to know one another on a deeper level, a world where people donât hate on someone just because they believe in different things, a world where people do not judge other people base on the color of their skin, a world where leaders truly support each other without any personal gain and agenda - donât you think itâd be nice to live in a world like that?
When we curse hateful words just because we feel like it, we must be mistaken.
When weâre making enemies, but losing more friends in the process, we must be mistaken.
When weâre trying to change history by attempting to simply repeat what happened in the past, we must be mistaken.
And as Dolores OâRiordan put it -
âđđđđŁ đ©đđ đ«đđ€đĄđđŁđđ đđđȘđšđđš đšđđĄđđŁđđ, đŹđ đąđȘđšđ© đđ đąđđšđ©đđ đđŁ.â
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