term2 lesson 2

War was everywhere, leaving nothing but destruction. Hunger plagued the land, everyone was starving. The only word to describe the people here, was scrawny. With almost no flesh on their bodies, and their frail legs barely supported their skinny bodies. The atmosphere itself was saddening.
Everyone was cynical. They seemed to hold the mindset that nothing would change for the better, and that the war that ravaged their once peaceful lands was going to be eternal.
As a journalist from Singapore, i only felt guilt as their sorrowful eyes met mine, and almost at once, i realised that i wanted to do so much more for them, and realised that war benefits nobody.
i found myself digging into my pockets, trying to find the tiniest morsel of food, to feed these innocent people. they did not deserve to suffer. They received the food gratefully.
These, were of the few burned by the war, they did not deserve it, neither should anyone else...