Hello people.
Happy Tuesday!! Hope your day started on a positive note. I am trying hard to
stay positive..
A lot has
happened in the last few days. Births and multiple deaths. I stay away from the
news sometimes on purpose. News just seems to be usually very serious and negative . I was disconnected and incommunicado for almost 48 hours then I got
back online on Sunday and Facebook [and twitter] seemed like a battle ground. #Wandaful
This is what
Social Media has become…Since All Man Wan Write. #DiarisTheInternet
#DiaAreSmartPhones
The countdown
to Christmas and the holiday season is on [38 days to Christmas!] Unfortunately,
it’s been one tragedy to the next. Na wah for this 2015 sef.[God Help Us]..If
it isn’t an accident on the highway, it is a sibling or parent dying of cancer,
the death of a kidnapped girl, earthquake, landslides, child trafficking, domestics
being treated as slaves, the numerous strikes, massacres, disasters and act of
terrorism that have happened this year...
The attacks which happened in Paris on
Friday the 13th of November 2015 [ehmm what is the saying/myth about
Friday, the 13th??] is the reason for the outrage/battle/controversy/opinions/arguments
on social media and different media sites.
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| Then I saw this picture on FB of happened on November 13th 2015 |
I have learnt
to stay away from controversy...My mop big..aka I have “big mouth” and can type..Probably part of why I blog..My Rant continues...
Before anyone
goes off on me about why I haven’t blogged or written anything about the deaths
in Cameroon, Nigeria, Kenya etc…Check my blog and Facebook pages...The coco of
the matter is not whether I have or not..…In the face of tragedy social media becomes
the battle ground!!
THE BLAME GAME BEGINS
“Why you never post am?” “Why have you or have you not changed
your profile picture to Cameroonian, Nigerian, Kenyan, Chadian, French, Lebanese,
Syrian, Afghan, Palestinian, Chinese, Japanese or whichever flag??” “Oh when Kolofata
happened, why did paysans not react as they are now for Paris?” Even if you combined
the flags of all the countries affected by disaster, killings, acts of
terrorism, bombings in one picture, someone will still have a problem with it!!
Why did x or y not provide this or that information..Ahh Ahh..Facebook too don
hear e own…lol.
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| Not the full picture.. Take your pick..It is sad!! |
We cannot all
be affected to the same degree or react to the same things in the same way!!
….WHY IS MY STORY/OPINION/PERSPECTIVE NOT AS IMPORTANT??
“My perspective is right and better than yours”…”Why you di tok
soo?” “Why are we not a priority”…Oh this and that one!! The sad truth is that depending on who you talk
to and the circumstances of an event, tragedy or story, it will be more important
to one person than another.
OK… the Western media is more focused about stories which happen
in the West. Not New!! Events, Tragedies, stories which happen in Cameroon,
around Africa and in other parts of the world do not enough attention or trend
as they should. Am I pissed off that these stories are not a priority? Yes.
Absolutely!! We need to tell our own stories, organize our days of mourning, create
our own hashtags, start our own campaigns, sort out our own issues etc. Because
no one else will do it…Abaiiii…
I love this post by Kathleen Ndongmo “ParisAttacks When Humanity is Second Nature”.
facts, pictures and history...
TO HAVE EMPATHY OR NOT
None of these
tragedies are more or less important than the other. Can people choose who and how they want to mourn?
The world is a global village. Families
and friends are scattered around the world. I have friends of different
nationalities, ethnicity and religious affiliations. What came to mind when I
heard about the #ParisAttacks without knowing any details was that I hope no
one I know is affected or knows people who are. You never know what will happen
where next!!
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| Source: HenryHarvey Books: Empathy, Empaths and The E factor |
#IamWorld
#JeSuisWorld #PrayForTheWorld #PrayForHumanity #AllLivesMatter #IamHuman…Create
your own hashtag ;)
Hopefully
there will be [light at the end of the tunnel] to these gruesome, senseless and
multiple acts of terrorism #OneDay!!
These
days I am thankful and grateful for the little things life has to offer. Thank
God for the gift of life, good health, family and friends.
To
each their own. #AllLivesMatter. My heart goes out to everyone who has lost loved ones. May their souls rest in
perfect peace.
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| Source: Henry Harvey Books |
…News and information flows at an alarming rate...With or without
sensitivity or empathy!! What is the world becoming?? Since All Man Wan Write…I don write ma own.…
Y.M.
IRepCamer
Thank you for your perspective. It matters.
ReplyDeleteThank you!!
DeleteThank you for writing your own. I love this your 'See all man wan'. Truly all man wan write. U don write your own and it matters too.
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