Nirvana

It was another night. It's around half past midnight. Windows are shut, and doors are locked around the house. As I double-checked them to ensure the house's safety, my mind kept wandering back again.

It's the year 2025, and every house around us either has tall fire walls or has high gates. I remembered my childhood days. Back then, those blocks around neither had such walls or gates, yet our place had been safe. People back then would even stop by to greet and have small talks. Children were allowed to play in their neighbor's backyard, climb into trees, or run around the streets. However, nowadays, despite these tall barriers, why is it more worrisome?

Nowadays, house owners would reprimand kids for trespassing, and there were mostly empty backyards, there was less laughter, and most neighbors seemed estranged, trees yielded with fruits were enclosed, and it's hard to run around due to many gossips of kidnapped children. It came to a point I even thought of many what-ifs. I was thinking, as the newer generation appears, newer uncertainties await their future. I wonder how safe they will be someday?

Again, I was thinking, is it the law that makes a better place? The government made lots of amendments, yet bullying still exists. There were police departments, but lost kids were rampant. There were politicians, but human rights were defiled by hush money. There were patriots, but also activists. There were educated people, but behaviorally uneducated. It is indeed true that the constitution provides peace and security in the community, but the law should not be used against the people, for the law exists for the people and not otherwise. To make a better place, abiding by the law is necessary, but not literally followed as per the articles. The law should be amended to what would make the community better, and not as protective gear towards one's assets. I hope the current generation will make the changes so that the future for the coming generation will not be full of uncertainties. Our current decisions will surely give hope for a better future.

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