SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SHOOTING

MOMENTS OF EMERGENCY DO NOT IGNORE

Let me introduce myself to you. My name is Sophia Sohail and I am a Radio Jocky doing shows every sunday night on wcgo 1590 am channel as well as a writer. I write articles in our community newspaper. When people of my community listen to my talk shows on the radio, they call me Oprah of our indopak community but now I think that is enough of my introduction to make you read my article below in which I am not using the laptop ink but it seems to me that I am writing this article with trembling fingers and tears in my eyes. My pen is not filled with ink but it seems to be filled with the blood of the angels (Children) which was shed today in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut.

Since the past five hours I have been watching different channels, going through AP news on internet, listening to the clippings of President Barack Obama, wiping his tears and announcing to take action on gun violence policies. Other news channels talking about how to ensure security at the gates of the school, like monitoring through cameras etc.

This is not the first time it happened in schools. How could we forget the Columbine High School massacre, July shooting at a movie theatre in Aurora and many such alarming incidents which shocked us? But the shock seems alive for a few days and the so called action promised everytime is a forgotten past.

In my view, not a single tv channel or high officials pointed out the root cause of such incidences. They all seem to be beating around the bush and not pinpointing the real cause of WHY OUR NEW GENERATION IS SO VIOLENT AND WHO IS TO BLAME FOR THAT.

Being a master degree holder in psychology, I would like to pin point the real reasons for all the school shooting massacure up until now. I know it would be difficult to accept for many, their grave mistakes and come forward but still I am going to tell you the truth.

USING CAPITAL LETTERS, I AM TRYING TO GET ATTENTION FROM HIGH OFFICIALS, PARENTS, RELATIVES, BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF THE SHOOTERS AND CULPRITS OF ALL SUCH INCIDENCES, AND SECONDLY AS I AM REPRESENTING THE VOICE OF ALL THE INNOCENT CHILDREN WHO HAVE DIED IN ALL THESE MASSACRES.

"I FEEL THAT I COULD LISTEN TO ALL THE VOICES OF CHILDREN WHO ARE SAYING TO THE SHOOTERS, PLEASE. LET US LIVE OUR LIFE, WE ARE ONE OF YOU AND WE UNDERSTAND YOUR PAIN AND STRESS OF BEING DUMPED BY YOUR PARENTS, IGNORED BY KIN AND FORGETTEN BY DEAR FRIENDS. WE UNDERSTAND YOU ARE FEELING VERY LONELY AND THERE IS NOBODY AROUND YOU TO SHARE YOUR LONELINESS, YOUR PAIN AND STRESS. BUT WILL KILLING US HELP YOU TO GET YOUR PARENTS ATTENTION, YOUR FRIENDS TO REMEMBER YOU OR YOUR KIN TO SHARE YOUR SECRETS? THIS IS A VERY NEGATIVE APPROACH TO LIFE. THE VOICES SEEMS TO BE SAYING TO ADAM LANZA (THE SHOOTER) HAVE YOU EVER TRIED TO TAKE HELP FROM GOD AND SHARE YOUR PAIN AND STRESS WITH GOD? TRY IT AND YOU WILL NOT NEED ANY FRIENDS OR KIN EVER."

The above words might help you understand what I am feeling right now and trying to explain to the readers.

The root cause and the only people to be blame in all of these massacres is PARENTS AND ONLY PARENTS.

When children are born they are just flesh and blood, totally helpless and depending upon you, I CALLED THEM ANGELS, WITH NO CRIMINAL HISTORY OR VIOLENCE. They are like raindrops pure and clear, and then whatever they do in their lives is all because of how you raised them. Planting the seeds in the garden is not enough but to get a healthy plant to grow it needs lots of attention, daily watering and good environment.
Nowadays what I see is that parents are busy in the morning to drop their kids in the school as they have to struggle with their survival needs (that is their earning and jobs) and when they come back in the evening, they are so tired that they can't guess what is going on in their children's mind. I have done many talkshows on this topic and begged the parents to please wake up. The children are your flesh and blood. You may give them simple food, not expensive gifts and toys but they need your attention in the same way as they need the oxygen to breath. Do not ignore them, listen to their problems, share their homework, understand their growing pains and if you give them so much of attention and love while raising them as a responsible and caring citizen, it might be possible that you might not have to go to the nursing home or senior citizens buildings to stay there alone with the same loneliness that your children are facing in presence of you due to your negligence and ignorance. How a plant would survive without having enough of carbondioxide. The love and attention is just like the oxygen for the children.

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