How much I want to live

"I wish I could live to see the leaves of the silver birch forest rise and fall; Want to live, see camellia blossoming all over the hills." But surrounded by gunfire, life withered like silver birch leaves.

"Leave!!!! Leave!!!! "My mother said. Shells were blasting in my ears, and my father was blocking the fire, but why was his breathing getting weak? Why, why? Why should the enemy fire at us when we have done nothing wrong? The sky of Syria was once blue, but now her land is bright red! Why, why? When we have done nothing wrong, why let relatives and friends die one after another? I can remember people dancing and having fun around the campfire, and now they're falling under fire! "Go away, go away! "My mother said.

"Cry!!!! Cry!!!! "Thus said the enemy. They rained their shells on the land of Syria. Beautiful homes were instantly flattened, and innocent people lay in the ruins. I've seen schools collapse but no students can cry. I've seen hospitals where people have lost loved ones! I saw limbs arc in the air, I saw the clear eyes of children! I saw enemy planes flying across the sky, and people on the ground running! I saw the village chief lead the villagers in prayer, and then the explosion of sparks engulfed them all! "Weep, weep! "Thus said the enemy.

"Forgive! Forgive! "Said the child. The children sang, "I want to live, I want to live." The children looked forward to the birch forest being green again. How could you take the life of a young mother with a five-year-old child? How to forgive the enemy, how not to cross the line, how to suppress the tears from my eyes, how to face the coming dawn. The days of war will be gone and the dear ones will never come back, but the future is all about "give, cherish and forgive." Children still live in this world. "Live, live," the children sang. The morning glow will fill the sky again, the sun will embrace the whole earth, despair will drag the children to the bottom of the valley, but the children still raise their heads to the sky. "I want to rebuild my country," the children say hopefully. "Forgive, forgive! "Said the child.

"Come back! Come back! "People say. People ask, "How do I live the rest of my life?" People asked," How can you forgive your enemies?" , people asked, "How can you learn to live alone?". But the answer is not just hatred and conflict, the dawn will come, learn to love, learn to forgive, learn to give. Let happiness return to you and me, learn to love each other, peaceful coexistence, learn to embrace each other. Let humanity shine and let each other create peace!

Make the sky blue again, because our children still live in this world!

In March 2021