The Hard Truth
Each day we wake up to a privileged world in which human knowledge has increased greatly, in which we are able to discover and solve the unthinkable. However the cold hard truth is that we are still suffering from a horrible syndrome: ignorance. The article titled "Two year old smoker" by Mail Foreign Service has truly touched my heart, narrating the days of a poor child whose parent's ignorance has reached a point in which now the young boy's life is hanging by a thread.
Though this two year old may appear to be a regular toddler, behind those tender eyes you can unfold his disturbing truth. This child is slowly beginning to rot by the forty cigarettes he smokes a day! However what is even more depressing is that his own father introduced him to the deadly addiction. When I found out about this my heart dropped. It was as if the earth had frozen: freezing me with it. Such irresponsible action shocked me; I wanted to help this child. He deserved the opportunity to enjoy the greatest gift of all: life.
Nowadays, our only priorities are to either become wealthier or advance the world's technology. Why are we dwelling on the same subjects when a third of the population haven’t even learned two times five? This is ridiculous, we need to take an initial step: unite and expand the world's education. Even though by doing so we would still and probably will always make mistakes. However we could eliminate those foolish ideas such as giving a two year old cigarettes and thinking that since he looks "normal" is healthy.
Even though ignorance abounds right now, it gives me a really warm feeling to know that people have been noticing these issues and are actually doing something about them. Campaigns such as GCE, global campaign for education extending a hand to the children so that they can get educated; or spokespeople like Michele Obama not only encouraging education but also discussing the risks of child obesity. These are all very essential to preventing many unfortunate deaths or miscarriages. Sometimes we may think that going to school or any other sort of educational facility is so stressful, but personally I would rather go through this than be uninformed of things that could possibly change my life for the better.
"Two year old smoker" is an article that helped me look beyond an issue and to the roots of why this even occurred in the first place. An article that gave me the vision of how the world could transform to if human's ignorance is not taken care of properly. Life is a glorious gift, and such gift should be treated with immense delicacy.
Dancing
I open the doors of a greeting world. A world in where determination and passion is all there is.
Sweat dripping down our bodies only symbolizes our hard and tiring effort.
Effort which will be rewarded by the satisfaction of knowing you have reached the top.
Getting there was everything but easy, hours and hours of pure dedication. All of that is slowly fading once you hear the music. Letting it take control over your soul. Dancing you heart out, allowing your feet to communicate with the floor, allowing you arms to caress the air. My body is in complete peace, all I want is for time to stop and be able to dance: forever.
