Malaysia airlines accidents

A flying airplane is something that has always puzzled and amazed me since I was a child. I remember staring them in the skies and asking myself how on earth something so huge and heavy was capable to fly. Since then, I look at it with profound admiration and devote my sincere respect for aviation engineering.

In my opinion, airplanes are some of the few things that best represent connectivity, cutting edge technology and evolution. Thus, as stressful as airports can be, as uncomfortable as a long flight can be, I’ve always faced them as a symbol of new discoveries, connection, a borderless world, unforgivable vacations… hence: happiness.

Needless to say that when I hear about airplane crashes, it devastates me in ways words can’t explain. Mostly, of course, due to the commotion of losing so many lives at once, but also because it represents a flaw of what I consider an impeccable advanced and sophisticated engineering system.

The recent tragedies of the Malaysian airlines have been resonating non-stop in my mind. Both cases are tremendously worrisome: one for still being a complete conundrum and the other for being the direct result of mankind’s stupidity. Shooting down an aircraft passenger (even if mistook by a military one) is so repulsive that causes the deepest dismay even in insensitive hearts. Not checking what type of plane was crossing the air space before activating a missile makes it intentional. Seeing the greatest symbol of a world without borders being shot down due to primitive borders conflict does really consternate me.

I wonder if we humans have learned anything from history. Sometimes I doubt it because I keep seeing us repeating the same mistakes again and again. And considering the amount of information we have on hands nowadays, as well as the stage of human development we should have reached on the year 2014of the 21^st century, attitudes like this are too pre-historical to be accepted (to say the least).

Acknowledging the human being ignorance that still reigns, I express my sincere condolences and sentiments to the families and friends who lost their loved ones.

May these souls rest in peace.