Dire

I generally am not one who indulges in many political/world-event based talks. I find that increasingly however, I'm just disgusted by the human race, and hence I don't have much to say. But lately, the world has just become that much more terrible.

Whether it's listening to a potential presidential candidate (I'm looking at you Frump-o) go on and on about racist, degrading and completely ridiculous comments about every type of person on this planet - or knowing that there's nothing left to bomb or people to kill in Syria, Palestine and so many other vulnerable countries - or watching people suddenly change their display pictures on Facebook to show "support" for the newest "terrorist attacked" city. It all makes my heart fill with so much sorrow. 

But before I go on, let me shed some light on the Facebook comment I just made.. What I mean is that, a change of picture/flag does not represent anything. I doubt that any people who have family or friends injured by inhumane events would feel any type of support knowing that some percentage of the planet's population took a second to get their fingers out of their asses to click "select" when choosing their newest display picture. No, support is something deeper. If you want to support, you physically go there - you help, you be a shoulder for those who are lost and hurt, or simply
just scared. If you can't, give charity to those who need it, but don't boast about it - be kind and welcoming to people in general. And apart from that, you can help yourself by finding out the truth. The truth about the people in power, the truth about what you're seeing and hearing - and what you are told. Find out what that truth is for yourself, not because some man with a floppy toupee and a microphone who once gave Macaulay Culkin some directions in a NY hotel - said that it's the truth, but because you know that it isn't. 

Dig deep, research and question, and don't be another blind follower of the media, it's people and those who orchestrate the events to be broadcasted in the news. That's how you help. Be a good person, not by singling a community of people out just because BBC News tells you that there's an Islamic group behind the newest attacks. If you look back on all these unfortunate events you'll find one thing in common - within a few minutes of such events folding, the media are so quick to judge the only group of people they know how to target. Why? Because it's easy. Because the media and the people in power have built hatred in our minds by brainwashing us every few weeks with something new to hate this group of people with. They've built fear in people - so when they see a woman with hijaab/niqaab or a man with a beard (although that's a fashion trend these days.. So most likely all "hipster" men are targets. Watch out!) to automatically think that they are bad, they want to kill and that they are carrying bombs under their clothes. How ignorant are we? We call ourselves individuals, independent thinkers and all these fancy words to describe everything we are not - for there is nothing independent or individual with the way we are, if this is the way the world has become. 

There are people in this world suffering from terminal cancers, they're forced in to child marriages, have to bleed to pay dowry, and have to be fearful of being raped in broad daylight, and so many other nasty things that take place on an hourly basis. In a world with already so much misery - we can't be the blinded ones. We need to find our vision, and understand the truth against these events, and learn not to pick sides because a journalist wrote a report about how muslims or immigrants are taking over the world, that is flooding the social media forums. Don't believe that nonsense because it got 1 million shares or likes. Find your own knowledge, and know that it is the ultimate truth for you. And remember, it's easy to single out people whom you don't like, for whatever reason (and believe me, you'll find reasons to dislike someone) or whether they just simply have nothing else to point to. Go beyond those prejudicing thoughts and ask yourself if you truly hate the same people you are being forced to hate? Is there a bigger plan and reason to why these devastating acts are becoming more frequent? What are they hiding? And by they, you know by now.. Who I mean.

Why hasn't anyone spoken about the events that unfolded in Turkey recently? Is Turkey not significant enough for you? Or is it that Facebook doesn't know what the Turkish flag looks like? Because that is where we receive all our valid news stories from these days, isn't it? Look beyond what you know, and you'll find that you no longer want to just be a bum-print on that chair you're sitting on. If there's anything I've learnt by being muslim, by being a woman and by being a human - it is that, kindness and love are sadly very rare traits in this world.

The saddest thing is how quickly we tend to forget about all other dire situations that took place in recent years. Do you even know why a good portion of the Middle-East was killed? Do you recall the reason behind it? We call the men and women who fight against "evil", heroes. Are they really heroes if they're killing innocent people? What is the purpose of it? You're not courageous for fighting a battle the "powerful" people created in the first place. No, you're brainwashed. The ones who are courageous are those who live in those circumstances in their homes and try to find a way to normalise life for their families, amidst the smoke, the loud sounds and the confusion. If you hurt innocent beings, you are just a low-life coward.
 
When I think about my future, and think about maybe some day having kids - I am filled with fear as to what kind of world I will bring them in to. Will we be preparing them to fight in our districts so that we can win the annual Hunger Games? We aren't far off, as some places in the world have child soldiers as well. You name everything bad you can think of, and I can assure you that somewhere in this world, some sick person has taken part in that gross act.

What will we teach our children? Will we teach them about the good? How would they believe it if they can't see it around them? They won't have any trouble understanding the bad - as that's all they'd witness at this rate. Would I want them to grow up in a world where hope, happiness and humility is fast disappearing? As I continue to hear my stomach churn with disgust with each passing day, I find myself asking questions that others find out of their ordinary.