The Oppressor, Gaza and Netflix
>> Monday, March 4, 2024
I have been quiet for a few years and ignored my blog. I have no excuse and just caught up in life, Our country Malaysia has been changing ruling government and prime minister since my last post and I almost lost track.
It has always been the same old politicians in the government but different parties or coalitions each time. I haven't been watching news on local television for so many years and do not keep up on politic news anymore either on television or social media. I just do not want to be stressed out with things I cannot change and not be able to change. I stay out from things that are not matter to me anymore. I did not even vote on last election.
Since October 7 , 2023, tens of thousands of Palestinian have been killed and injured and more than a million have been displaced. They have been living in a state of terror since 1948. The war in Gaza is still not over yet. Almost every country in the world, tens of thousands people have taken to the streets to demand ceasefire and stop occupation in Gaza , but to no avail.
I am writing to offer support and prayers to the Palestinians. The killings of innocent men, women and children in great proportion is beyond human comprehension. Many building, mosques, apartments, infrastructures and hospital have been bombed and some even flatten.
I have never seen any senseless killings or bombing of innocent lives in my life and not even in thriller movie, horror movie, war movie , Korean series on Netflix etc. that can be compared to the level of horror, inhumane and autocracies that is happening in Gaza now. What make it really worst is that we are helpless including the so called UN, cannot stop the killing of innocent Palestinians.
I watched a Netflix Korean drama , 'Sweet Home' second season a month ago. The story is about an outbreak of virus that can turn human into monster. I actually do not really like to watch Korean series or other series anymore but my daughter persuaded me to watch it and I found it was really good and couldn't wait to watch the second season.
On the third episode of the second season , the militaries upon instruction of their leader have turned against its people that they have helped escape from the monsters . They try to kill all of them on the ship after saving them so they can rebuild their city without risking them from turning into monsters even after they have selected and screened that they are free from the virus. This is the plot I can sum up on the third episode and I stopped watching after that. I just lost interest to continue watching the series because it reminds me of what happening in Gaza which even worse in every sense. How could this been allowed to happen in real life ?
What happening in Gaza is really devastating and it is happening before our own eyes, live stream through social medias. The dire situation in Gaza is because of the failure of the Arab World , muslin leaders around the world , the UN and humanity since 1948.
On the other hand since October 7 2023, astoundingly many westerners have open their eyes and support the plight of Palestinians. 'You do not have to be Muslim to support Palestine but be human first' that is the slogan . Many have started reading the Quran and searched about Islam to understand how the Palestinians could endured such terrible sufferings and tests inflicted on them. Many also have converted to Islam after seeing what happening in Gaza. That is Allah's mercy and love to its creations. God is merciful and has bigger plan.
The Palestinians by God's will, will remain steadfast and resilient in their faith with the tests and martyrs are in safe hands. Lot of muslims around the world are sending prayers to Palestinian who are struggling to survive and not sure whether they still live the next day.
At the end of the day, every one of us will die and face death whether in a war, accident, sickness etc and we just do not know when and where .We are just travelers, staying for a while for one or two hours in transit before taking flight to our final destination. We as muslims believe in afterlife and every person will be accountable for their own action.
I quote this verses from the Quran that say ' Do not follow that you have no knowledge of it, Indeed the hearing, the sight and the heart will be questioned' [ in the day of judgement]. {Quran, Al- Isra 36}
O you who have believed, do not consume one another's wealth unjustly but only in [ lawful business} by mutual consent. And do not kill yourselves [or one another]. Indeed, Allah is to you ever merciful . And whoever does that in aggression and injustice - then we will drive him into a fire. { Quran, An-Nisa 29-30}
The hellfire is a horrible abode which words cannot describe. When we watch a movie it always has ending like a sound of police cars or an ambulance arriving on the scene at the end of the movie to help the injured hero or heroin that almost dies or to catch the villain or oppressor. But in hellfire there is no closure and the inhabitants will live in it forever for eternity and their final abode.
Remembering about afterlife somewhat bring peace to my heart whenever I think about destruction in Gaza and the plight of Palestinians. Inna lilahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un which means 'To God we belong and to him we return'. Life is short
