Zimbabwe and many nations are crying

There’s a silent cry of suffering which has been going on and on in some African countries such as Zimbabwe, DR Congo, Sudan and Middle East countries such Afghanistan and Pakistan. We’ve seen it all on TV haven’t we? So we think. Some are dying in the midst of blasting bombs and devastating gun shootings, some of hunger and others of sicknesses. Could that cry be possibly ignored or unheard?

Yet when that sound gets on our screens through television news, we simply see it as in a flash. We sure are proud of reporters and journalists who work hard to unveil to us things and events happening around the world. It’s good to be thrilled about the news brought into our living rooms every day. Some of us attend to evening services as regular and faithful followers. Watching the news on time, from the headlines’ announcement to the last word of the anchor man or woman.

However, the moment the evening news is over, we turn around, switch the TV off or change channels in order to find entertainment to wash away the horrific scene we’ve just seen. As to so say to ourselves “O my God, that’s sad. Unbelievable!” Then we simply perceive that news as happening in a distant world, and so since we need to move on with our life there isn’t much we can do about it anyway. Of course, one can only say that it is only normal to cross our arms and turn a blind eye to these matters for a couple of reasons: We are powerless. Just what can we do as individuals to stop human right abusers from freely operating in a nation far away? Plus, no matter how bad the situation gets, we are not affected neither directly nor indirectly.

The suffering of Zimbabweans has been portrayed in the news for months now. The last time we checked, President Mugabe is still in power. There’re lots of ways viewers can understand the sound of pain. Anyone who has ever lost their beloved ones in a way or another would know how bitter life can turn to be when one has to say goodbye to someone close to them. Tragic or peaceful death, the person is gone forever. Never to be seen again from the face of the earth. So how can one figure out the type of pain Zimbabweans are going through at the moment as many of them are losing precious lives by thousands?

It has been reported that the outbreak of Cholera which is a fatal disease has caused and is still causing a significant number of dead in Zimbabwe. In this country where it is believed that human rights are continuously being abused without any intervention, its corrupted government is no place to turn eyes to for help. How horrendous.

Strangely while in some corners of the earth many people are dying of diverse calamities, somewhere else others are starving of being powerless. This is because on this other side of the world, though watching from a distance, some people are wishing they could do something about justice where it is needed.

Nevertheless, let’s hope someday these sufferings will end one way or another. But in the meantime, has anyone heard that silent cry yet?