This is a photograph of a five-year-old boy who survived an airstrike in Aleppo, Syria. He was buried alive and pulled out what was left of his home. He was then left in the back of an ambulance, bloody and confused about what was going on. His name is Omar Daqneesh and as you analyze this video of him after being rescued(Boy in Ambulance Rescue), you will notice how calm and lost he is during the situation and it will just make you sad. This five-year-old boy has nothing to do with the Syrian Civil War, but has to deal with the daily destruction, bombings, and terror that goes on in his country. His family is all scrambled under a home that was bombed and everything around him is a disaster. A war that he has no part in, but is being victimized. His facial expressions and silence just say it all. You cannot help, but think of things that were possibly going through his head.
“Where are my parents?”
“Where are my siblings?”
“What exactly happened?”
“What happened to our home?”…
Omar along with tons of other innocent children and innocent families are displaced and helpless. They are forced to reckon with the current situations of their countries until matters get better. It just makes me realize how fortunate and lucky we all are with our living standards in America. While we are all here continuing to pursue our dreams and receive an education, Omar along with so many innocents are fighting to survive.