Where Is the Love?

So much violence perpetually strikes Africa, even in the wealthiest areas. The story "Once Upon A Time" is no exception. The family builds walls and gates, installs alarms and iron bars on windows, and adds barb wire to their wall. All of this is done in order to keep peace in their home and violence out. Here, theme is indirect. Perhaps it touches on the violence and cruelty that envelopes people striving for peace. So prevalent in our world today is the reality of hate crimes or crimes done out of poverty. This story serves as a reminder of the danger we face everyday, and the way this fear consumes. Living in constant fear, some are determined and run by that fear, afraid to find out what it's like to live. Like the family in the story, lives can be defined by the security a person feels and the safety that is jeopardized.