That fateful night, the sky was pitch dark, with the creeping sounds of insects, the early winter breeze was blowing softly through my ear, slowly faint of burnt smell was feeling up the air. I thought maybe the electrical circuit was burning... I called my friend to investigate, feeling ourselves as immature detectives, we sniffed around the corridor. Right and left, backwards and forwards we sniffed through. Finally! the air was filling up from the basement.
Footsteps and figures were visible through the shadow of the moonlight. We took a pause and hid behind the wall but it was not possible for us to catch. So I called another colleague of mine to investigate. Five minutes later... Caught them Red Handed!!
The next morning, truth was on the table. Five witnesses, a cigarette case and a match box with three culprits seated at the front desk. After hours of interrogation there was a twist in the story.
The question of curiosity in the air with slight rumors puffed up at every corner. Was the problem solved? Were the culprits framed? Did they confess their mistakes? Were they forgiven?
But the twist was, the innocence became the culprit and the culprit was given the verdict as innocence. All the truth, all those witnesses, the incident and all of the hours spent in interrogation were replaced by injustice, beautiful lies and ugly tales.
This is our society today! When the culprits go home joyfully as they won the battle, innocence is caged within the four walls of beautiful lies. A generation where the truth cannot be seen though it is visible on our faces. People run away from the truth and only cover it with hay and weeds.
How long will we stay patiently? How long will the innocent hearts be burnt alive? How long shall we keep silent? After destroying the world, can we bring peace? After all the wrong decisions, how can we say that the conclusion was good? while searching for the lost sheep, if we instead lose the found sheep, is it alright?
Innocence in the society is been tortured, broken, and shuttered mentally and emotionally everyday. Therefore is it not we, but everyone collectively must voice out to bring peace when it is not too late.
When there is no Justice, how can there be Peace?!!
Imtienla Namo A Concern Youth
