I couldn't sleep.. A recent tragic event fills my mind with sorrow. I'm sure a lot of you have heard what happened to Tan Hui Linn, something that showed me how life can be so cruel and unfair, how someone who's not just innocent, but also brave and heroic can be punished without any reason.
Living in a family that quarrels all the time, she was brave enough to put on a smile everyday in school, not wanting others to worry about her or share her pain, fooling her classmates, and Amanda. One night during her sleep, Tan Hui Linn's father had sneaked up on her mother and poured acid on her. Tan Hui Linn heard her mother's scream and her brave instincts lead her to throw herself in front of her mother, using her own body to shield her mother from the acid.
Tan Hui Linn is now suffering from acid burns on her face and body. Her mother didn't survive with 80% of her body badly burnt. Tan Hui Linn has lost her eyesight and has burn marks all over her body. How can a young girls bravery be given such cruelty in return? Why can't I find any silver lining in all that has happened? Tan Hui Linn should deserve better..
I have learnt that life is unfair and that we should accept it. We should follow Tan Hui Linn's footsteps be thankful for what we have and not compare ourselves with those more fortunate than us. Make the most out of life, live to that fullest. And most importantly, we should give our fullest support to the young heroin, Tan Hui Linn as she showed bravery of the highest class, loyalty to parents that most of us do not possess.
Tan Hui Linn, we are all praying for you. You have showed us the true meaning of being a perfect daughter, and we all thank you for that.