Bostiological Thoughts

Wednesday, April 25, 2007

A Picture tells a 1000 words.

When you see this picture, do not think it is just another random photo that does not hold any meaning. I might not be making any sense at the moment right now, but just observe this picture, and just think of something that makes sense to General Paper. After 5seconds of observation, i have came to a decision to show my ability to talk nonsense.

This picture seems to depict something related to the recent Virginia Tech Shooting, where South Korean born Seung-Hui Cho, who was a U.S. Permant Resident, shot dead 32 victims and injuring 29 others before commiting suicide, making this incident the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.

Linking back to the photo:
The tree sought of resembles Virginia Tech, the medium in which education is provided to the students. The tree trunk would then develope into many branches, each representing the students of the school. As the time passes, the tree continues to grow, the branches further stretch up towards the sky with many twigs. It's like them slowly playing a bigger role in society, reaching for their goals. However, when the bitter cold of winter comes, the leaves drop, some branches wither n drop, while the rest remain naked to the atmosphere. It is like even one factor (in this case, Cho) could affect the whole Virginia Tech, either killing people, destroying their future, or leave a psychological fear in those who survive.

Overall, i conclude that i just went totally off point in that paragraph.

However, on a serious note, i wonder what factors could have resulted in Cho's violent acts. Is society around him? Is it the American's Law being to relaxed? Is it just a small mistake in his genetic material where there is a wrong nitrogenous base pair? To a certain extend, i believe it his own aestistic character that drove him to do such things. In addition, the relax American Law had also aided him in his quest, allowing him to purchase the firearms, which were the murder weapons.

However, i believe the main reason is the influence around him. When I closely observated the pictures he took of himself holding the weapons, for a moment, i thought he was staring in an action movie.

Look at the similarities in the way he poses? I believe the violence that have been displayed on media have influenced certain people. Viewers who are not in the right state of mind might imitate what is shown on the media, pretending they are rambo, thinking they can simply kill anybody. With the media continuously showing such violent films, people we get influenced! And for Virginia Tech's case, Cho did, which resulted in a massarce.

Okay. i posted 3 pictures and typed so much words. It's already 12:14am. I want to go sleep. In a quick conclusion, we cant simply blame Cho for destroying so many people's life, but also society around, as society plays a large role in molding a person in his future.

Forgiven @ 11:32 PM
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