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It has been almost a week since i last blogged and so many things have happened that gives me the urge to want to write an entry about it, yet this week has been eventful and busy too, hence i apologise for the late entry. Labels: birthday, journalism, murder, Virginia Tech
Well, many would be blogging about the Virginia Tech tragedy and though i'm late, i'd like to give my two cents worth on the issue too. It has been a really sad week, like how i told Simin even before this happened, that because of my daily ritual of reading the newspapers, i noticed that there are more and more sad happenings these days that have occured that makes me want to cry. Sometimes you can't help but wonder why reality is as cruel as it is, and why death can creep beside you without you knowing, taking your life so suddenly, it shocks the people around. I don't know, maybe i'm still young, and i'm not mature enough to face death rationally and bravely, but hearing and reading about sad news sometimes tears me apart, though only temporarily, because all's well after i tell myself that i should be optimistic, because no matter the length of the road in front of me, there would always be good things waiting once you move along.
I would not like to criticise the killer for his unforgivable act because i don't understand the circumstances he was placed in, i don't understand his grievances that he poured in the video (just watched it), i don't understand the mind of a mass murderer, hence i'm in no position to judge whether he was right to think that way. But we are free to give our opinions, we are free to think the way we like, we are free to creatively express ourselves, but we do not give ourselves the right to take away someone's life. It is sad to know that someone can be so driven against the wall, so pent up to the point that he does something that cannot be reversed, that many cannot forgive him for.
It is human reaction to put ourselves in the shoes of the victims. What would we do if we were one of the students in the classroom? What is it like to have death so close to you? How helpless would you be? Will there be any way of escape? Yet, we don't relate to the killer. In fact,we can't. I believe that is how the mind works. And until we can completely unravel this mystery, we cannot understand what or who unleashed the monster within Cho, the monster who carried out the killings methodically, with an expressionless face.
I didn't like it that the media again glorified the killer in a way. It must be how it works. But people normally remember the murderer's name instead of the victims'. It was the same for the Columbine High School Massacre. In a way, Cho achieved his aim of letting the people know he was the way he was, and he might even gain some sympathy votes. Why did he do it? Pop culture influence? Lax gun laws? Racism? Unfair treatment? Oppression in a society? We always find other things to blame. Yet, we have to admit that the human mind sometimes can be ugly, and you do not know what one's limits is, what one is capable of carrying out. It is my personal opinion, but i feel that there is no reason to give sympathy to someone who can be so cruel as to rob others of their future, and rob the victims' families of their precious ones.
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I really hope someone agrees with me or share what they think about what i have said. Anyway, my birthday's over, it has been low-keyed this year, yet i enjoyed it as much as i have enjoyed others. Thank you for the vouchers friends, you guys really know what i like huh? $$$$$
I went for the mass comm interview today and i made new friends, though they're all from TJC, Elicia, Peixun and Natasha. And somehow i enjoyed myself throughout the interview maybe because i like talking. The current affairs quiz was easy peas, though im not sure bout the writing part. Cross my fingers that i get in, because i so much want to become a media man...
or media woman, to be exact.
finished rambling
4:53 AM <3