Ah it would appear to be that time of the week where I post an extremely contentious and controversial blog and spend the rest of the evening regretting it… So here goes then…
Am I the only person who has heard and seen the destruction of the Cutty Sark and thought “How sad and terrible” but then totally glossed over a missing four year old child who, let’s face the truth here, is very unlikely to be found.? Maybe its because I am now so totally immune to the imagery of kids going missing that I have gone past caring as much as I used to. Do any of us? Ok so various of us put up pictures saying find her but what good is that going to be within such a closed online society such as myspace?
And more importantly… In the big scheme of things do we mourn the loss of one child but ignore the significance of a one off historical landmark that is irreplaceable and maybe lost for ever. Call me hideously callous if you want but I do like to step back and see a bigger picture. A lot of people have made light of the fact that if this was a small ugly child maybe our care would have been more displaced. Plus we have to remember that just because one first world child has gone, at the same time in poverty stricken and war torn areas in Africa, Asia, Latin America, who knows just how many little tykes have vanished, been murdered, used as toy soldiers.!
I am sure you are all wondering where my usual twist in the tale is? There isnt one. Simple as that, although suffice to say it is a terrible thing to suffer the loss of a child, maybe more care should have been taken in their security which I have mentioned in a previous post. I hope she is found alive and well, but then again I hope a tea clipper from a very important part of our naval and strategic heritage is restored to be enjoyed for a long, long time.
Nothing other than to say I applaud your honesty and agree whole heartedly with your comments.