Sometimes You Just Exist

Second day of pre-CNY preparations, and am happy to report that am still reasonably well balanced (well, at least as well balanced as I can be). The little turmoil going on inside the head/heart took a back seat to a rather full day of rushing about and getting things done (not to mention the shock of what happened in JB recently). Whatever was going through the mess that is my emotional state quickly took a backseat to that, and as usual it was a much needed reminder that the world is bigger than any one person's yearnings, or whatever you call it (thanks for those who wrote with their concerns).

There will be nothing anyone can say that can bring that little girl back or even really console the parents. The fact of the matter remains that through a mix of inaction/complacence and opportunity, three beasts took it upon themselves to torture and hasten the death of a 10 year old girl. Point all the fingers you like, it's happened. And unless we stop making promises and actually DO something, there will be other Nuruls. We may not even know their names, next time.

Perhaps some think it trivial if I link it to the recent finale of CSI. Why did that episode grip us so much if not for the fact that we're all too frightened to imagine little Emma and Robyn's fate had Stewart Otis really had the time he needed? Sexual deviants are not only in novels, tabloids, movies and crime series. They share our world, they co-exist with us. In short, they leech from the lives around us to feed their own twisted ones.

To those responsible, I hope you get caught. And I have faith that no matter what religion you choose, what gods you serve, none will look kindly upon your act. I won't even pray that they have mercy on your souls. There are some who don't even deserve that.

Al fatihah.