The Syrian Birds, and the lion

     Syria, oh where do I start?  Should I start from the people that we've lost?  Should I start from the historical Empire that fell down on two dirty hands.  Should I start from the history of Syria?  Or maybe, I'll just write about what should be written.

     I wasn't that interested about the Arabic Spring.  But when I realized that what's happening will lead the Middle East to a brighter end, I started to read some things.  I'll leave the political things on a side and I'll write about those poor, brave people.

     We've tried to help them as much as we could, but Allah is helping all the time.  I once read something that says ''Fear is what keeps you alive.'' –Paulo Coelho, Brida.  I realized that those brave people are still fighting because the fear of not taking their country back is scaring them.  They want to raise their Syrian flag the way the Egyptians, Libyans, and the Tunisians did.

     Birds fly in peace, they love freedom, they live because they have enough freedom.  But when you put them in a cage, alone, they will fight to get out.  They don't yawn and give up, no, they fight until they eventually get free, or die with respect.  The Syrians are similar to the birds.  They've been locked in a cage for so long, and now it's time for them to either fight to get out, or simply give up and die with respect and honor.

      I've heard of so many stories about ways of killing in Syria.  I wasn’t surprised because… because we've heard about them before.  We've heard of the boy who left the house and never came back.  We've heard of the little girl with her brother who lost all their family members.  We've heard of the houses that turned into ashes.  We've heard of  the villages that were damaged in one day.  We've heard of hypocrites who fought against their friends, family, and most importantly, their country.  We've heard of a lion who has no courage to leave his damaged kingdom in a better hands.

    Oh Syria, we can see getting back.  We can see the dreams of the millions becoming true.  We can see the lion locked in a cage, and the birds flying free.  We can see you, Syria, getting back on your feet.