Nayati

Thinking about Nayati..... His abduction is well documented as is his safe return to his parents.... I am absolutely delighted that he is home safe and sound. But a few thoughts have percolated over the last week and particularly after reading the out pourings of relief and gratitude as to the fact that he is, in fact, safe and sound and back with his parents where he belongs. I am a father and so Nayati will ALWAYS be on my mind as a HERO to have come through his ordeal, the details of which I am sure we will read about in the days to come. His parents too need to be applauded for their strength over the six long dark days of their separation from him. I cannot begin to understand what they must have been through. However, I am wondering where God was when he was kidnapped and why God has been thanked for the fact that Nayati has been recovered by what looks like hard bloody work and determination on the part of his family and the Royal Malaysian Police Force. I am wondering where God was when the perpetrators of the crime planned and executed what they did. I am wondering where God will be when they get found and hanged for the crime and plead not to be to their God. Kidnapping in Malaysia is a crime punishable by "hanging until dead" which they deserve. But most of all, I am wondering why "man" or "mankind" has not been thanked by everyone for the recovery of the beautiful boy? Tens of thousands of people came together from all over the world to stand behind Nayati and his family in support and positive action for his recovery. Young boys and girls out on the streets handing out flyers, their parents jumping out of cars at traffic lights to stick posters to lamp posts in a solid hard effort to generate awareness and information with which the police could work. The hard work of the men and women of the police. It is they who should be thanked. It is mankind that should be thanked for Nayati's well being. I hope he lives long and does not suffer unduly from what he has been through. Thank MAN for Nayati's safety. Finally, I sincerely hope that there are no copycat attempts at this. Are Expat kids safe in KL today after what has happened? Or the kids of the wealthy Malaysians? At the moment I think not. A nasty precedent has been set and a better one NEEDS to be set by the perpetrators being caught and brought to justice.

Time for change

When all and everything is telling you that it is time to make a significant life change then the signals must be recognised and acted upon....