'What have we done to the world? Look what we've done'. Those are the lyrics of the late and great Michael Jackson and, in today's world, they have never been more relevant. When I heard about the terrorist attack at Manchester Arena I was, like everyone else, absolutely sickened.
This new brand of attack does not target the powerful but instead targets the innocent and most vulnerable. They are aiming to instill fear into the hearts of everyone as you just don't know where they will strike next. Those poor concert goers were there for the taking. I'm sure for weeks and months fans of Ariana Grande planned and dreamt about going to her concert. They would have been singing her songs for weeks. They would have been planning outfits, hairstyles and makeup. The vast majority of the singer's fans are very young and so this particular act of terrorism has hit the world very hard. Innocent people who had gathered in song were left running for their lives and for some it would be the last time they would ever sing again.
It is so utterly heartbreaking to think of those people who one minute were having the time of their lives, and the next, their lives were changed for good. I will admit that I started to wonder if it is safe to go anywhere. I myself am going to see Coldplay in concert in Croke Park and I began to feel fear grip at me. But we cannot stop gathering in song or in sport or in any way where we come together as one. Fear will not win. So continue to sing like no one is listening. Dance like no one is watching. Love like you have never been hurt.
This new brand of attack does not target the powerful but instead targets the innocent and most vulnerable. They are aiming to instill fear into the hearts of everyone as you just don't know where they will strike next. Those poor concert goers were there for the taking. I'm sure for weeks and months fans of Ariana Grande planned and dreamt about going to her concert. They would have been singing her songs for weeks. They would have been planning outfits, hairstyles and makeup. The vast majority of the singer's fans are very young and so this particular act of terrorism has hit the world very hard. Innocent people who had gathered in song were left running for their lives and for some it would be the last time they would ever sing again.
It is so utterly heartbreaking to think of those people who one minute were having the time of their lives, and the next, their lives were changed for good. I will admit that I started to wonder if it is safe to go anywhere. I myself am going to see Coldplay in concert in Croke Park and I began to feel fear grip at me. But we cannot stop gathering in song or in sport or in any way where we come together as one. Fear will not win. So continue to sing like no one is listening. Dance like no one is watching. Love like you have never been hurt.
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