APROPOS F.S. Aijazuddin`s article `Heavenly haven` (April 7). The writer deserves praise for imprinting an unforgettable image on the minds of the readers.The openingline,`Springhas not shed its bloom, yet its roses have turned the colour of congealed blood`, reminded me of innocent faces in Gulshan-i-Iqbal Park, Lahore, who once again fell victim to barbaric plans of the terrorists.
I feel that by using the term martyrdom, we want to comfort victim families in vain.
If the horrible happening cuts and bleeds the heart of a common man, it is hard to imagine the feelings of the the suffering families whose homes have been deserted.
Peter Frankopan`s words `those who commit suicide as an act of faith to gain martyrdom, but murder unwary martyrs around them` add to the ef feet of the article.
The writer has successfully explained the helplessness not only of the victims but also of those who were watching this miserable sight but did not find a way out. Every detail in the article was surely plausible.
Nietzsche`s words, `he who cannot give anything away cannot feel anything either, have undoubtly strengthened the message of the article. Indeed, money no longer matters to those slaughtered in the Gulshan-i-Iqbal Park and in the Army Public School, Peshawar. Surely there is no heavenly haven anywhere where one can be sure of peace and security.
