7/7 and the TREE

Today is 7/7. Yesterday was 6/7 and tomorrow will be 8/7. In the same way, today could be 9/11, yesterday could have been 9/10 and tomorrow could be 9/12. Around the world, people celebrate their birthday today, take their children to school, go to work, meet friends, pray, and eat pasta and sleep. However, 7/7, just like 9/11, is a date which brings sorrow at the horrifying deaths of people in London and New York. Six years have passed from 7/7 and nearly 10 years have passed from 9/11 and yet, the pain in collective memory will not diminish.

My question is: what have we been doing in order to prevent such terrible events from happening again? Are security measures working, or are they creating a bigger hole of mistrust?

The answer to my question should be the planting of a TREE (Trust, Respect, Empower, Engage) within local communities and in the midst of ethnic minorities. Everyone must feel they have a say, in order to make a positive contribution to society.

From my medical experience when treating the sick, we should turn to major surgery and amputation only as a last resort. There are preventive methods to be taken before reaching the stage of crisis. Letting everyone participate in the discussion is the first step.

Let us pray for the souls of those who lost their lives on this day 6 years ago and work hard together to make the good TREE grow!