It
has been 5 years and 8 months since the Syrian civil war started and it has not
shown any signs that it will stop any time soon. In the meantime, millions of
Syrians have fled their country, millions have been killed, cities and homes
destroyed, families separated, prices of commodities have risen, well,
generally all the usual things that take place during a war. There are those
who refuse to leave their country despite the situation and I can’t blame them
because it’s their country after all and why should they be driven from it? But
they have to bear with the bombardment, the attacks, the fighting, fight for
survival, dwindling food supply and starvation, cold weather, lack of clean
water and fuel, etc.
I
don’t know enough and may not be the best person to comment on the situation
but I do know that it is all senseless. One man is clinging stubbornly to his
power and is doing all he can to do so, never mind that he does so by violently
repressing the protests for his removal. Never mind that he has the blood of
his own people in his hands and that his country is now destroyed beyond words.
Never mind that he has turned his own countrymen against him. He is a stubborn
arrogant dictator who doesn’t think twice about massacring his own people, who
doesn’t care that he drives his people away from their beloved country, who
couldn’t care less that his people are struggling to make a new life in other
countries. And don’t forget the UNESCO World Heritage Sites which are all now
in danger.
My
heart goes to Syrian and the innocent Syrians. To the poor children, most of
whom are now orphans. To the parents who have lost their children. To the
animals who are caught in the war (there’s a FB page called ‘Daily Life of Cats
in Syria’ that I follow and Instagram and Twitter accounts. I don’t care if
people call me a crazy cat lady; what I know is that cats are not evil but some
humans are and they are worse than animals). I wish I can do more for them for
unlike Assad, I don’t want to fail them and I don’t want their blood on my
hands and conscience.
Who
will help you rebuild your country now, Assad? Do you not know the moral ethics
of fighting in a battlefield? Do you not know how sacred souls are that you
think you can just eliminate lives just like that? Aren’t lives valuable? It is
a travesty to kill innocent souls; conversely, it is an honour to safeguard
innocent lives, even if it’s little cats >^..^< My heart bled when I saw
the tweets yesterday and early this morning. Damn you, Assad, damn you to hell
and back.
How
much longer is this madness going to last? Until all innocent lives have been
wiped out? What is the world doing about it? The United Nations? I keep asking
myself what I can do and can’t help feeling helpless and useless. The only
thing I can do is to pray that this senseless stupid war will end very soon.
If
you’re looking for a cheery blog post today, I’m sorry. I don’t know how we can
go on about with our normal lives when there are people dying, starving, being
oppressed in Syria, Palestine and Gaza, Iraq, Myanmar and Afghanistan. Allahuakbar.
You know best, Allah.
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