Christmas is a period of peace and tranquility. It is a period of goodwill towards our fellow human beings. We exchange gifts and wish others a merry and fun filled holiday. But then there are people who are envious of others. They bear a grudge against the rest of humanity – have a chip on their shoulders. This is what happened in Berlin in the run up to Christmas. Some brainwashed lunatic ploughed a truck into people gathered at a market in Berlin on 19 December, killing 12 people and wounding 48 more.
Our heart cries out for those who are dead or injured. Our condolences to their families. What drives these lunatics to take lives without regard to any principles that govern the people in the rest of the world? Why can’t people live and let others live in peace and harmony?
This all happened in the wake of similar massacre in Nice in France and then followed by atrocities in Istanbul.
Is it greed and envy which make people act like this in the name of religion? Why did these attacks on innocent people take place or to put it in other words, would this happen again or would this create a trend for things to come in these European cities? How safe would people be walking in the streets of London, Paris or Berlin?
There has to be a way of stopping these indiscriminate killings which has to be found soon.
Dinesh Sheth
Newbury Park, Ilford
