Disappointment
I read about the Limbang road accident that resulted in five lives lost. Three of the deceased were Bruneian, two Singaporean. First of all, my deepest condolences to the family and friends of the deceased who are feeling the mighty sadness of losing ones you love. Al-Fatihah dibacakan, mudah-mudahan mereka termasuk dalam golongan orang-orang yang beriman. Amin.
OK, so on to the media coverage on the accident. I am disappointed. News of the accident, I am OK with. But circulating the video of what happened after? I was really, really shocked. I was forwarded the e-mail with the video attached, but I refuse to even download it.
When BruDirect had that link to the YouTube video, I was even more appalled. I couldn’t believe my eyes as I was reading it! I surely didn’t focus on the pictures that were on the article.
Why I refuse to watch the video, is a bit personal to me. If, and I surely hope not, it had happened to my dad, after his accident in Seria, I would seriously be very, very angry. And my dad survived the accident, so imagine if he didn’t and someone recorded a video and circulated it.
Angry might not even be the right word right now. I would explode, I would cry, I would be bitter, to say the least. How can people watch that video and not have respect for those who went before us?
It was hard enough to look at the picture of the vehicle that my dad was in when he was in the accident with his colleague. Please, if you receive any e-mails, or MMSes, or anything of the sort, that has the video attached, don’t watch it. Most importantly, don’t forward it, stop distributing it.
My heart goes out to the family and friends of the deceased. May your hearts be soothed by the fact that Allah is giving you these trials and tribulations because He loves you and wants you to remember Him. Multiply your prayers, recite the surah Yassin for them, recite the Al-Fatihah every single time you have them in your thoughts.
It definitely works for me.
