I'm sure many of you have by now seen the heartbreaking photo of the body of a Syrian toddler washed ashore in Turkey. I won't share the link here because that vision is just too much for my heart to bear.
I wonder what his parents were thinking when they prepared him up for this daring escape from Syria's brutal landscape. No doubt hoping and praying that their little boy, if not them, would make it to safety.
Here we are, fretting over what to have for lunch, where to go over the coming weekend, and what to wear today; getting mad over delayed access to our CPF, lack of free education and medical services, and insufficient shelters from bus stops right to our lift lobbies.
Let's take a moment away from all that and say a little prayer for the little boy who lost his life and his fellowmen. If you believe in the existence of heaven, pray that he and the people who had died brutally are now happy and peaceful there. If you believe in reincarnation, pray that he and his fellowmen will be reborn into a place blessed with peace and kind politicians.
And if you are a parent, hug your little ones closer tonight and thank them for choosing you to share their life with.
I wonder what his parents were thinking when they prepared him up for this daring escape from Syria's brutal landscape. No doubt hoping and praying that their little boy, if not them, would make it to safety.
Here we are, fretting over what to have for lunch, where to go over the coming weekend, and what to wear today; getting mad over delayed access to our CPF, lack of free education and medical services, and insufficient shelters from bus stops right to our lift lobbies.
Let's take a moment away from all that and say a little prayer for the little boy who lost his life and his fellowmen. If you believe in the existence of heaven, pray that he and the people who had died brutally are now happy and peaceful there. If you believe in reincarnation, pray that he and his fellowmen will be reborn into a place blessed with peace and kind politicians.
And if you are a parent, hug your little ones closer tonight and thank them for choosing you to share their life with.
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