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From photos and videos of the holocaust, it is very difficult for an individual to see and forget how fellow human beings were reduced not only to the level of a sick donkey but to a level even less than a stray dog. Survivors and their families will always remember those days and their loved ones.
Notwithstanding, people think and remember the holocaust today not because of a revenge but to remember their loved ones and to influence such events never to happen again.
Personally I didn't experience the holocaust but as earlier stated seeing pictures and videos, the deep emotions you will have, it will seem as if you were right there and passing through the pains the innocent Jewish people went through.
Take for example the Rwanda genocide between the Tutsi and the Hutus that took the lives of more than 800,000 people in less than two months. Had this war continued for the same period of time as the holocaust, it could have been the most devastating human murder event the world had. I start asking a question why a particular race should decide to eliminate the other. Why should an individual or a regime decide to wipe out a particular race? Are those who slaughter others, kill babies, not neighbors and brothers? And not even friends? Are they only reacting just from instructions from their leaders or they are also interested in killing?
The youths are the leaders of tomorrow, the future depends on them as they can bring and influence change. Most of the labor force today is made up of young people. They are the ones being used to kill the old and the children.
The youths have the energy, the resources, and the capability to influence decision making for a better future free from hatred, free from war. Youths can stand up and say "no we are not fighting wars; we are not killing our mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters".
They can also help to sensitize the older and the younger generation about peace and love through word of mouth, and the vast communication networks that exist today.
I pray never should an event like the holocaust and genocide repeat it self again.
The victims should forgive, forget and build confidence again. Man is man and bound to make errors but if he corrects it, let peace reign.
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emmanuel Enow
Arrey Emmanuel Enow is a Cameroonian and resident in Yaounde. He is the Assistant Manager of the Last Great Ape Organisation (LAGA). He is a writer and writes on diverse issues, both fictional and non-fictional.
He is the delegate in charge of education of 3A Chantal Biya Foundation, SG. Action for Citizen and Community Development and a human rights activist. He has a dream of influencing democracy, empowering communities and healing the world through writing.
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