Dear Editor,
Every day you hear the news of another friend's tragic end. When is it going to stop? When is it really going to end? Why do we kill our brothers, weren't we all once friends? We grew up together, perhaps went to primary school and maybe the same high school. We shared a meal or two, smoked a few blunts, and drank a couple brews.
What happened to the days when we were boys, when all we could think of is playing marbles and things that boys do? But lately everything has changed. The boys we once were are no more, we are now grown and the lines are drawn. We see each other as enemies.
Our parents grew together and they weren't so violent, what changed with us that made us so venomous? We are like scorpions because we kill our own instead of assisting each other in building our thrones. We kill without a cause.
We don't handle problems, they often escalate into uncontrollable situations. Why don't we stop to think before we act?
Being irrational gets us nowhere fast, remember everything that we do comes back to us. We need to stop this unnecessary war against our brothers and our sister. Is this the lesson we want to teach the younger generation? Let's bring back the peace, love and unity that we had. Let's be a community, a family, a nation once more.
Xavier Frazer
frazerxavier25@gmail.com
When will it stop?
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Every day you hear the news of another friend's tragic end. When is it going to stop? When is it really going to end? Why do we kill our brothers, weren't we all once friends? We grew up together, perhaps went to primary school and maybe the same high school. We shared a meal or two, smoked a few blunts, and drank a couple brews.
What happened to the days when we were boys, when all we could think of is playing marbles and things that boys do? But lately everything has changed. The boys we once were are no more, we are now grown and the lines are drawn. We see each other as enemies.
Our parents grew together and they weren't so violent, what changed with us that made us so venomous? We are like scorpions because we kill our own instead of assisting each other in building our thrones. We kill without a cause.
We don't handle problems, they often escalate into uncontrollable situations. Why don't we stop to think before we act?
Being irrational gets us nowhere fast, remember everything that we do comes back to us. We need to stop this unnecessary war against our brothers and our sister. Is this the lesson we want to teach the younger generation? Let's bring back the peace, love and unity that we had. Let's be a community, a family, a nation once more.
Xavier Frazer
frazerxavier25@gmail.com
When will it stop?
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