We live in a dismal world

There are times when everything seems meaningless. We live in a dismal world, where war, poverty, death and violence make headlines.

When I think of the comfort I enjoy in my every day life, I cannot help but thank the Almighty. This morning, everything suddenly seems meaningless. I know I am rambling but sometimes, you cannot find the right words to express what you feel deep inside.

I am thinking of the children that are dying every day in Gaza. I think of their parents and what they feel. I wonder what a child feels when he/she hears that his/her father/mother/sibling is no more. I ask myself, what would I have done if my daughter died a similar death? Would I have been strong enough to survive the grief?

I think of the lives that we are losing in the air. The unexpected and deadly plane crashes are leaving thousands of people without friends and family. I cannot imagine what those passengers felt when the planes caught fire and lost their control. I wonder what the friends and families of the deceased passengers felt when they first heard the news.

Sometimes when I think of what's taking place around the world, I feel a sharp ache in my heart. Sometimes I feel as if I cannot breathe - the world around me seems suffocative. The images and news stories haunt me day and night. Everything seems so meaningless.





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