MH370. A lot of stories, a lot of
conspiracies, a lot of agendas and a lot of untold stories. We assume that we
know, but we have no idea. But the best we can do is
SHARE.
Yes, we will share, regardless the legitimacy
of the facts. We share, that is what we people do.
But I am not going to share my idea about
these issues that has been surrounding any social media platforms. Let’s turn
our eyes to another angle of this story. Where to me, it is pretty much
important, as important as finding the plane itself.
Do you know anyone of the crew or passenger
family members?
Do you know what do they do, where do they
come from?
Most significant question will be, do you know how they feel now?
NO you don’t. Because you are not them. But
being a kind-hearted human being, you would do anything to support these
families, regardless. But how do we help them? We barely know them.
Stop spread lies, stop spreading rumors, you
know nothing, you do nothing.
That’s what you do for now. Better, try to
provide positive vibes, positive quotes to those families affected.
I am going to give an idea (which might not
be entirely true but this is what I believe the best way to explain the
situation). These families are facing trauma, they don’t feel anything when
they eat, they don’t feel like working and their mind just focusing on one
thing, “I want my family back safely”.
There is one good example to explain this
situation. Remember Nurin Jazlin?
“Nurin went missing on the 20th of August, 2007, and was found
dead on the morning of the 17th of September, 2007. The eight-year-old girl was
reported missing after she had gone to a wet market near her house to buy a
hair clip on the night of August 20th, 2007, in Kuala Lumpur. What seemed like
a simple task took a turn for the worst as Nurin was discovered dead in a gym
bag on the morning of September 17th, 2007. She was found naked, curled up in a
fetal position with a cucumber and a brinjal stuffed inside her genitals.
Investigations have been carried out, but until now, her killer remains on the
loose”
Let’s just talk about the timeline of the missing period. About
27 days. That is the amount of undesirable trauma that the family had to face
until they found out that their beloved baby was tortured and killed by
‘someone’. The parents had to wait 27 days without knowing where their baby is.
During that period I’m sure numbers of thoughtful & caring people came to
console and give positive feelings to the family.
I’m sure you guys would agree with me that no one knows what is
exactly in their mind, and how did they cope with that tremendous amount of
sufferings.
I don’t.
I am certain that is not the only story of missing people around
the world. I am sure there other bigger story than that. Remember three teen
‘vanished’ in Cleveland Ohio? A 14-year-old girl disappears on her way home from school, another is
last seen near her home and a 16-year-old vanishes after leaving her fast-food
job for the day. All from the same
neighborhood in Cleveland, Ohio, the girls disappeared within five blocks of
each other over a four-year span, starting in 2003. Boom. Again, imagine how do
their family handle the trauma for YEARS!
I,
myself have encountered but on a different note. This also might be common for
certain few but those waiting moment, minutes that feels like hours, hours like
days make me sort of understand the grief (I might be wrong, correct me)
My dad
was in coma, for 6 days after his kidneys were infected. He was unconscious, I
couldn’t talk to him, I can only see him breathing slowly, really slow but he
is not giving any response. Hence I have to wait. Doctor said things that I
could never imagine.
“You
need to prepare for the worst, you might lose you father”
I cry,
I pray, I patiently wait and wait… and wait. I have never given up. I know I
need to believe that he’s going to recover, and I didn’t stop praying to Allah
that he will recuperate and be able to crack jokes with us again. And like we
always believe, God is great, with continuous prayers by family, friends my dad
did recover and he’s a healthy man now. I’m ever grateful for that. Syukur.
But
back to MH 370, I want my dear friends to see it on this angle, try to imagine
if you’re wearing their shoes. Just try, so we will make better judgment before
spreading unnecessary news. Imagine IF someone came out with a story to missing
parents and say
“Hi, I
found out that your daughter is in Thailand, under protection of orphanage
house” But when the parents took the effort to go there it was someone who
looked like their daughter, but not her.
This
kind of unnecessary despair shouldn’t be given to them. We try our best to give
reliable news, let the authorities do what they are supposed to. I am sure they
are trying their best to find the plane, and please I am here to beg media not
to put a lot pressure to those are trying their level best to find the plane
and making numerous unacceptable assumptions to the missing plane.
For
others, try not to find fame and make use of this story to be popular. It is
not the right time. Have faith, there is hope. Continue spreading positive
notes and #prayForMH370.
-Mel
