Somehow I wish that the killings would stop

It's quite a tragedy to see people maim and kill each other regardless of their righteousness of their cause. Though, one can cite reasons such as justice, revenge, religion. It does not give credence to their cause.

When you take another person's life. You do not only take the life one person, you also take away a part of the lives of their loved ones.

Few people can truly understand the grief and suffering impose upon the family and the friends. Just imagine, parents who lost their children, husband who lost their wives, wives who lost their husbands.

I understand to a certain degree the suffering the loved ones went through. My grandmother killed herself on one uneventful day. Her death still affects me deeply. For the first few months, the thought of joining her in the nether world lingered on my mind.

Though, time had ease the suffering and pain. It still hurts because its not only the life that is lost but the opportunities of love that can never materialise.

Many at times, I wish to hold her in my arms to tell her that I loved her and I am grateful for all that she has done.

Everynight, before I go to bed, I will tell my children I loved them. For I will never know, when it would be my last time.