Wednesday, September 23, 2009
violence
We all live surrounded by some degree of violence. Who has never been an innocent victim of it? But, perhaps, as we see it everyday, many common people have also become more aggressive than before to some extent.
This video shows widespread forms of violence, which frequently involve young people. Does what it shows also happen in our country? In the same way? What are the reasons for this, in your opinion?
And, on the other hand: do prevention campaigns work? A few days ago Juanes organised a concert for peace - not his first - and he was threatened because of that. Is it any use to ask violent people to reflect on their behaviour and change?
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I believe it is always useful to fight for peace and to ask for violence to stop. The consequences of doing so can never be worse than those of quietly accepting whatever may come.
These days, most people are not surprised to learn of robberies, assaults, kidnappings or other crimes of the sort, that often result in one or more people dead, even when they happen in their own towns, and sometimes in their own neighbourhoods. We have got used to hearing about such events, since they have become common occurrences in our society, and most of the time, we do not make a pause to think if there is something we can do to help this situation.
Even though asking criminals to stop committing crimes will most probably not have the desired effect, it will help in an indirect manner. Speaking up for what we want gives us the strength to fight for it and helps us loose our fears, while at the same time it makes more people aware of the situation and the possibility of a change. In this way, and especially when the ones asking for peace are young people, we make sure that the next generation will be more aware of all the damage caused by everyday and sometimes domestic violence, which unfortunately have become part of our lives.
Staying at home and not talking about it will not help us remedy the present situation. However, if what we want is peace for ourselves and our loved ones, we should try to do something about it, even if it is only talking, sharing our own experiences and asking for violence to end, hoping that someone will hear us, knowing that someone is listening.
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