Thread by @ArbetBernardo

One of my favorite John Denver songs is "I Want To Live."

Today's reflection song.

"I want to live/I want to grow/I want to see/I want to know/I want to share what I can give/I want to be/I want to live."

We live in dangerous times, when most of us want to deny the Kians and Carls their chance of sharing what they could give to the society.

John Denver wrote this song back in the 70s, and his message still resonates.

I want to live.

When they faced the specter of death, Kian and Carl might have shouted "I want to live!"

The Philippine State denied them of that.

The State acts in behalf of its citizens.

I am a citizen.

I condemn this wanton disregard for justice and life.

Give our youth the chance to be useful to society.

Give our youth the chance to have a better life.

Give our youth their life, not take it

Again, listen to this song:

Imagine your son, your daughter, your nephew, your niece, your godchild, bound in cuffs, beaten, threatened.

Imagine them crying out while under polce gunpoint:

I WANT TO LIVE!

I WANT TO LIVE.

The 13k (and counting) lives killed are shouting.

I WANT TO LIVE.

Imagine these 13k lives crying faintly as they meet their death from murderers:

I want to live.