Pray for Dorian: D-Strong, Be Strong
2016-01-15
It is a truth universally acknowledged that " Love makes the world go around". Despite the fact that we have different skin colors, we speak different tongues, we live in different places, our hearts beat as one. And it is a sweet story about a little boy from the US, who fight with cancer, that goes viral on the Internet.Dorian Murray, an eight-year-old boy in America, who gets a rare pediatric cancer, tells his dad that he wants to be famous in China before the end of his life. His father posted his son's wish on Facebook, hoping that people in China would take a photo on the Great Wall holding signs with the words "D-Strong". The news spreads all over the Internet in a short while, and then the web is inundated with pictures and encouraging words from many people. It is indeed a touching story that warms our heart in this chilly winter.
It also reminds me of the heartbreaking image of a drowned toddler that sparks global outrage over Europe migrant crisis. The body of a 3-year-old refugee washed ashore in Turkey and the incident made all the people across the world contemplate the war in Syria and the plight of the refugees. Furthermore, the coverages of this tragedy stimulated the European governments to put more embracing policies to the refugees. Humanity, after all, is not drowned in the Mediterranean Sea. As a beneficent person, we should not forget there are so many people surviving under war, poverty, political repression, trudging over deserts and mounts, with hunger, exhaustion, or death. When we enjoy our happy moments and live a cozy life each day, please, please think of the little babies crying in terror, the refugees fleeing their homeland, numerous corpses lying nowhere. Please keep your unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind. Do not let these tragedies become such a common sight that we hardly pay attention to.
As British philosopher Russell wrote in his notable essay, "Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind."
i am wondering what the reverse would look like. if it is a chinese child struggling with a deadly cancer, he wants to be famous in the united states and his biggest wish is to see the great canyon.
in case you are not aware that dead 3yr-old boy alan kurdi is in the news again. this time he is in the cartoon of charlie hebdo， in which depicted him as an "ass groper in germany" after he grew up if he had made a refugee journey to germany. strange thing is that many people are still trying to defend charlie hebdo this time. the capriciousness of local politics could modulate the levels of kindness as well. the incident in cologne has turned the overwhelming kindness a few days ago into a long lasting animosity forward. should we all search for the reasons causing the unbearable pity for the suffering mankind ?
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