I’m hurting-are you?
I am hurting. I look at the bodies of the little children killed in yesterday’s claymore attack, and I think-that could have been my child. I am crying-perhaps not for the children themselves-but rather for their parents, their mothers, who will suffer this nightmare for as long as they live.
Perhaps death was instantaneous for the children, perhaps they felt no pain, but were taken at once into the arms of loving angels. Surely, surely, it must be so, for they are only little children.
But what of their parents? How will they live, knowing that they were unable to protect them? They say one mother lost all three of her children. How she must have loved them-how many years she must have spent carrying them inside her, giving birth, raising them, dreaming for them? What will she do with her suddenly empty arms? How can life go on for her?
I am so afraid. I am afraid because I have been there-I know what it is like in the shadow of death-the shadow that fell on my child and me. Precious, precious little life! I would die for my son-but a hundred times over, I would live to watch him live.
Over and over again I hear the voices of raw grief that entered the homes across the country through TV. I feel their pain.
I feel so afraid and vulnerable. Tomorrow, I keep thinking, it could be you or me. Children die, and we say the War has returned. Life is fragile now, and every moment we have with each other immeasurably dear. For me, all I can do is pray and trust in God that there He has a plan which will come through in the end.
I jst thought I’d give you a big thumbs up on ur inaugural post!!! It’s absolutely heart wrenching!!! It’s real, raw and very timely. Superb!!! I never felt quite as in touch with my own feelings abt the war as I did when I read ur post. Pls keep it up, it’s heartening to know that the youth of SL still care abt what’s going on around them. There’s nothin better than indifference to fan the flames of war I believe. So, good luck and congrats on a job brilliantly done!!!
Comment by Tinkerbell — June 20, 2006 @ 10:45 am
Why LTTE target all the innocent civilians in SL. anyone with a heart can feel the death and the pain of these people.
Can a man or an organisation target a bus killing about 70 perons.
I think this is one of the worst ever terrorist attacks ever..
“Your bodies are buried today but your spirits will see the nation getting united to wipe out the terrorism forever form your; our motherland…” I promise..
Comment by garuka — June 21, 2006 @ 4:24 am
your writing always amazes me,deres a special touch in it…..i know…i know what u went through and it was a torture…u knw better..cos u’ve been there…theres no hope nemore i feel….never have expectations…that way we have less dissapointments! ur post was somply amazing…as usual….guess i’ve not really told you before….your one of those gifted ones…writing is comes naturally to you…Alhamdulillah.
Comment by sameeha — June 21, 2006 @ 4:58 am