It is definitely a sad Ramadhan for Malaysians. The ending of the football World Cup series marked the start of the Zionist bombing and massacre of Gaza. Many children and women died overnight whilst the whole world was focused on the semi-finals. It is definitely horrific news. Religion aside, which part of humanity allows such mass homicide is beyond understanding. In the midst of all the protests towards the violence in Gaza, Malaysians were shocked by yet another news.
We lost another plane. MH 17 was traveling from Amsterdam heading back to Kuala Lumpur was shot down in Ukraine skies and there were no survivors. Everyone was flabbergasted. Everyone was shocked. I guess the whole nation seemed to have been silenced by disbelief. That was only a few days ago. 17/7/2014 marked the lost of our plane with 293 passengers and crew. May God keep the souls in a better place. The major question now is why?
There were many theories. The Ukraine government says that it was their rebels, some say it was the Russians, some say Ukraine government. Some believe that some other countries were behind it. It is still an on-going investigation. Our Prime Minister looked so miserable. I could not imagine how I would feel or what I would do if I was in his shoes. He deported our people to help investigate and bring back the bodies. 2 planes in one year is highly stressful. The only thing we can go as a nation is to stick together. No point pointing fingers and blaming each other. It is a time of grief, but we also need to get to the bottom of this. Emotions aside, we have to be as professional as possible in handling this situation as there are many parties involved, and perhaps nation ties may be severed if any wrong remarks are made. Mr Prime Minister, keep your head straight, chin up. Remember that God will not befall on to you something you could not handle. Pray for guidance and Insya Allah if you are true to your people and is sincere to lead, God will help you, regardless.
To the families who have lost their loved ones, my condolences to all of you. My sister's friends were on that plane and my dad knew a family who were related to some of his closest friends. The thought of 100 AIDs researchers, scientist and motivators lost in the flight is a major pang to the scientific and medical community. Dr Lange was one of the most active activist for AIDS, who was also the pioneer and former president for the International Aids Society. His untimely death is a great loss to the AIDS community. Some even believe they had the cure for AIDS on that plane. So many people were affected by this tragedy.
We lost another good pilot and another good crew. Its just too sad and at the same time scary. Air travel now seems to be so dangerous with all these unanticipated disasters happening. I salute the air crew who still continue working despite 2 tragedies in a year. For a lot of people, air travel has become a source of anxiety. Still, emotion aside, let's look at the facts. With 2 tragedies a year means that Malaysia Airlines and our government has to fork out millions to overcome the disaster and reimburse the families. MAS will be in a fragile state as the money deficit increases. With the lost of confidence of the airline due to these disasters, it will cause the revenue to plummet down more. Other airlines will benefit, and there may come a point where MAS will be taken over by another party. But remember, MAS belongs to the people. It is a nation asset. Losing MAS is a tragedy and as Malaysians we should not let this happen. We should be strong together, MAS needs the nation support, and we should support our local airline. Perhaps reorganisation of the Company for a more efficient performance during this stressful time is needed to survive. As Malaysians, we should do our part to support them. MAS hospitality has always been the best so far. They carry our image as Malaysia.
My prayers are to the souls that were lost in the flight and to the families who have to bear the lost. May God give them peace, and God give you strength. Let's pray the bodies can be brought back as soon as possible for a proper burial. Let's hope we are able to find out the true story behind the incident and those responsible are brought to justice. It is a sad time for all Malaysians, yet we must stand together and be strong. Despite our differences, we must unite as a whole nation. I think all of us feel it, the need to be united. Somehow rather with all the events occurring in this short span of time makes us feel like we are being attack by some unnamed force. Let's hope I'm just being paranoid.
Eid is just around the corner. Usually by now the radio will start blaring the Eid songs of fun, laughter and going back to the home town. We are still in mourning. Let's pray for the best together. Hopefully Gaza will also be able to celebrate Eid in peace.
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