Dalisay Diaz
Dreams for me are manifestation
of something you desire most, something you want or need to have, something
that you dream to be or dreamt of having or just simply something that you
fantasize often. Well, let me share to you the thing that most of my dreams are
made of; Zombie Apocalypse.
Now, some of you who will read
this may be a fan of the gruesome zombie-drama “The Walking Dead” which tackles
life after an unknown infection that wiped almost the whole population of the
United States –or the entire world, but seriously speaking, even before this
awesome show was aired, I have dreamed of being in an apocalyptic scenario when
I was a child.
Weird, aren’t I? Not really. Some
people dream of being rich, as in billionaire-rich while others as super-heroes
with really cool powers. You might even heard of someone who dream of finding
their “Mr. Right” which in real life is really hard to find so I guess dreaming
of zombies doesn’t qualify as weird. In fact, it may not even be far-fetched an
idea.
Why? It’s not because there’s a
secret facility somewhere in this world that cultivates a deadly virus that can
cause a world-wide infection causing the dead to be un-dead. It’s the nature of
some people who unfortunately walks this beautiful planet of ours alongside us,
the general population.
I’m talking about terrorism of
first order. Zombies, as you watch them in television and movies –fast or slow-
are destructive by nature. They only want to eat anything that moves. They don’t
think for a second and they always come in herd. Same as these notorious people
who only want to bring destruction to others. Sometimes, even to their kind.
I am not pointing out a particular
group here. I am not looking for any trouble either. I just want them to
understand my point of view. What’s with the zombie-like characteristic? I know
these groups have something that they are willing to die fighting for, but
again, why resort to violence? Because it’s the only way they can be noticed?
So what? The lives that were lost because of their belief are just collateral
damage? That it is for the greater good? I think these people watched way too
much TV more than I did I’m starting to think I’m a hermit.
While dreaming of being rich,
famous, powerful and finding Mr. Right is something that one should work hard
for, fighting zombies should be everybody’s advocacy. Children are dying
everywhere. Women are being taken and raped. Men are being slaughtered. These
are something very familiar to all of us. Not just because we saw it on TV or
in the movies, it’s not. These things happen almost every day in different
parts of the Earth. Some are not even broadcast-ed by the media and it’s not
even zombie apocalypse yet. Or is it already?
I just hope that these “zombies”
or “walkers” that roams the Earth finally come to their senses. I know that by
hoping this would happen is a long shot, like asking the moon to be square but
let’s not dwell on that.
There are also people like the
protagonists in “The Walking Dead” who are trying to make a difference. But it’s
not just a group of people that should work. We all should. I don’t know how
but in our own little ways we can help. There are a lot of us who dream about
world peace. And everyone can participate. After-all, it’s not action that we
should worry about, only inaction.
So dream away, and do something
to make it happen.
