Matar (Zack Johnson)

Humans are blinded by safety. We look past the good of the many towards a false sense of security that lies in immediate peace.  This peace does not live up to its wondrous reputation. All it does is put off the resolution of our problems until a later date.  The word “problem” suggests a conundrum THAT HAS A SOLUTION.  Thus, at some point we must set down our fear of change and actually deal with the flaws of our society.  This is exactly what the Haitians have done recently.  For years, the dark mark of slavery and a corrupt government have kept the majority of the population under their thumbs. Innumerable individuals have suffered horrific fates, spending the last of their days toiling to the point of utter exhaustion.  However, the Haitians recognized the blatant flaw in their world.  And they did something about it.  Some may question their methods.  No doubt they were harsh.  Yet, change is a beast that has to be coerced out of its murky cave. It doesn’t answer to every poor soul who cries injustice on a whim.  Change must be earned.  It must be fought for.  It must be died for. But if a cause is justifiable, change will come.  This change will bring glory to the land that it affects.  In the case of Haiti, it bestowed the gift of liberty. It is a gift more valuable than to what any piece of paper could amount.  Thus, the deaths become an afterthought.  The ends justify the means.