.45 caliber pistol
Dylann Storm Roof
It
is good to celebrate. A person is happier when a good thing happens to him or
comes his way. The youth have unique ways of announcing events different from
older folks. It is nothing new afterall, variety is the spice of life.
Celebration
is as old as mankind. The people of old made merry whenever they recorded a victory
over their enemies and always showed appreciation to their gods or whatever
they believed in. It is also a divine injunction to celebrate with those who
are celebrating.
I
love birthdays. It makes me feel so special when someone surprises me with a
gift on my ‘great’ day. I equally remember my loved ones’ birthdays. It is
incredibly satisfying to know you’re appreciated. Birthdays are awesome
celebrations. The importance attached to birthday celebrations nowadays is
something else.
Many
friendships have collapsed because a friend failed or refused to make that
all-important call to that loved one on that special day. So, it is always an
emotional thing and people have come to regard it highly, also as a way of
actually knowing who loves or pretends to love them.
Many parents and other should
be discouraged from giving little boys toy guns as gifts so as not to fill
their young minds with inappropriate circumstances. No one wants their ward to
turn out a thief. Even at that, some parents may see nothing wrong in giving
such a gift not minding the fact that when the child grows, he might want to
have a feel of a real gun.
Recently,
a 21 year old man killed nine people inside a church at Charleston. It was a
predominantly black community. He wasn’t their member but pretended to be
interested in the Bible study. The worshippers didn’t ask him to leave. It’s
God’s house so, anybody is welcome. While sitting there looking pious, shooting
suspect Dylann Storm Roof who killed nine people at a historic black church in
Charleston, South Carolina had some storms going on in his head. He wanted to
show off the ‘birthday gift’ his beloved father gave him when he turned 21. The
only difference this time was it was a real gun and he was eager to try it out
on a real target.
A father chose a gun as a birthday
gift for a 21 year old man, expecting him to always clean it, kiss it and put
it in a box? Didn’t he know he’d want to try it out to check its efficacy? I presume
he ran out of ideas on what to give if not, why a gun? Was he trying to prove
his love for him? The young man did what he thought was noble; blowing away the
brains of nine worshippers in a church with his precious birthday gift, a.45
caliber pistol. He even prayed with victims for an hour before opening fire on
them. How cruel!
The dead cannot come back to life
again but incidences such as this could be prevented in the future only by
parents and other loved ones giving gifts that could be positively useful to
the one it was meant for. Birthdays are not war zones where rivals test their
mettle. They are celebrations and sincerely, a gun is a most inappropriate gift
for a joyful occasion.
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