Act of kindness

Letter December 21, 2019
Syrian conflict has inflicted deaths and wounds in thousands. The people there need our help

ISLAMABAD: Is there any humanity left? Why are some people so stone-hearted? Is it fair to destroy homes, families, happiness and lives? Are those innocent people, who hear screams and weeps, hearing sounds of gunshots and bombs, lifeless? The people in Syria are helpless, but we are not. We can be helpful but we are too busy being selfish and complaining about our own lives, relationships, grades and occupation. We forget what others are going through.

Syria is a Muslim country in the Middle East with a population of over 17 million. It is today the most dangerous country in the world due to civil unrest and armed conflicts. The population there is massively decreasing due to war casualties and over 4 million people taking refuge in other countries. It has now been more than 8 years and the civil war shows no sign of ending. The conflict has inflicted deaths and wounds in thousands. The people there need our help. We should help them and donate whatever we can. It may help the deserving to afford food, water, clothes and shelter. If every single person from Pakistan donates Re1, there would be Rs204 million for the refugees.

Kindness always comes back one way or another. A kind gesture can reach the wound that only compassion can heal.

Unaiza Omar

Published in The Express Tribune, December 21st, 2019.

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