Letters to the World (4)

To whom it may concern,

We feel safe in our own comfort zone; we feel protected, embraced by the loving arms of our parents, which would never let us leave our pretty little crystal bubble. It sounds like heaven, but meanwhile, other parents’ hearts are broken into thousands and thousands of pieces as they watch their child, their entire world, leaving the house and joining the army in order to bravely face the cold attack of this monster called “war”. Tears are running down their faces, being aware of the fact that it might be the last time they see their child alive.


How can we sit so carelessly, doing nothing? We are all human beings, we are all supposed to make this planet a better place and to peacefully live until the end of times, aren’t we? Why do we attack each other? I can’t help thinking about all these horrifying things that are happening right now, right under our noses. I am terrified that even persons who are close to me can be directly involved in this awful thing because of other people’s harmful ambition. I live in Romania, a country that shares borders with Ukraine. I will be extremely honest with whoever is reading what a teenage girl tries to point out (and I truly appreciate it, thank you!) and I will confess that I am afraid.


Why doesn’t anyone listen to us? I agree, it is way easier to just ignore what doesn’t suit your interests, especially when it isn’t something that you should be bothered by. There are so many questions and barely any answer. Something should be definitely done in order to draw attention to this pain-causing matter that let us live with nothing but fear.


A leader is someone who can understand millions of voices, even though he only hears one or two. A leader’s heart should be a 24/7 open place where his inferiors would find refugee whenever they need one. Under no circumstances should a leader send his own compatriots to war, to a cruel fight that will lead to countless deaths. What we have to do is to be as united as we can, so that the voice of an entire country would speak, shouting that war should be stopped immediately!


Don’t be ignorant! Don’t dare think that if it isn’t affecting you, that it isn’t happening. It does; it is as real as thousands of people’s fear and it is a bomb that’s about to explode. Two is better than one, and an entire community is better than anything else. We must stop it!


A concerned citizen,
Oana.