29/11/2017
"Often, I had hoped to fast forward through my own life to know the purpose towards which it is ultimately moving. Wouldn’t it be easier to make the right decisions then? Maybe if I knew what I could expect out of life, I would know to spend my time more wisely. I dream of being able one day to go to sleep without worrying about being woken by the violence of an attack; without lying only partially asleep, with my hand placed strategically on a weapon of self-defence; and without being locked up inside a prison cell of sorts but, instead, to go to sleep in peace, with the freedom that only safety can provide. I dream of a quiet, tranquil little home with a scenic view, without cavernous high walls that casts dark shadows over my soul, cutting razor wire, electric fencing and incarcerating burglar bars. I dream to be able to live and let live, and to just be...
In conversation, I have often heard people say: “What will happen to this country of ours? Will we still have a place in it? What future will our children have?” I have often wondered the same thing. Will the violence subside? Will we become more tolerant of one another? Or will our country erupt into war and, like a volcano, finally break through to the surface. If so, will we make it out in time?"
~ Extract from 'My Dark Country - A culture of Violence' by Danelle Murray
