Wednesday, October 22, 2008

What is so big deal about a death of backpacker?

Why? Do I have to deal with news about a female student death day after day? Presumably she has been killed while she was backpacking around Europe, made headlines around Australian daily for few weeks. I have been thinking what is a big deal, not that I don’t have any sympathy for this carefree, obliviously having good time world traveler, born into privileged middle class lucky country. Her death cerebrated publically what for? Why? Yes perhaps her death to prevent another tragic death that would be worthwhile day after day on headline or from white middle class background? C’mon media fair go; do you know how many young kids are commit suicide around world and in your backyard? Do you know why they have to kill themselves? Do they have any another choice instead killed themselves? Go to see their rollerblade area, they have not many places to go really haven’t they? How many under age girls are victim of world of human trafficking- around world and sold for sex slavery? How many babies are dying for hunger? How many orphan around world? How the Chernobyl disaster after effect human life and so many soulless children with elephant feet, disfigured faces in shackles? Any aboriginal girls or any other ethnic girls been raped and smashed their heads made headline daily for public awareness and public celebration for their tragic life? Or nameless many Australian students all her/his vacation for serving for prevention of HIV in African or ASEAN counties or any other aid organizations around world hardly ever I have seen any news. I have no idea why this privileged world traveler’s death headline daily for weeks and public celebration for her death! Obviously she should have known the danger when she ventured into dark night foreign country drinking bingo and media said she had also a reputation something of easy. It is nothing wrong, enjoy your life when you can, we all would like to do some stage our life – let go – rampage - if we had chance. Australian casual dresser, weather made us naked life but when you are traveling other culture you should respect their culture too. All countries open for their culture with full of proud to the world. Same token they expect world respect their culture too. I had heartfelt experience of profound kindness their warm hospitality most counties I went. I have never felt unsafe even midst of nowhere. But always you have to drew fine line where you can cross or not when deal with other culture. Even if you are experience well prepared for. Never forget that utmost respect their heritage even if you don’t agree. Not many countries privileged safe heaven like Australia. Australian mate-ship and egalitarian, easy going attitude made us not jealously about what other people have but not many counties like ours. The ancient land where she died had atrocity war it was, not long ago, hunger death treacherous wound ingrained deeply in their proud vein, the jealously never underestimate.

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