This article is about the families of flight MH370. It talks about
how even though the world is moving on from the disappearing flight issue, they
are still seeking answers. About two-hundred and thirty nine families were
affected by this event on March, 8th of 2014 and it is now getting close to the
one year anniversary of the tragedy. Although this event is continuing to be
pushed into the memory of world history, families are still devastated and
facing the effects daily of not having their loved ones. The main problem that
is still of concern with most families is the fact that they are still
completely unaware of what happened and whether or not their family members are
alive or deceased. These families found it problematic that the Malaysian
government's pronouncement that the passengers surely have been lost in the
ocean. With claims like these and the weariness of if the search will continue,
families are finding innovative ways to cope with the event. As coping
strategies families are continuing to make efforts to stay connected with other
affected families, to protest, demand answers, and rely on faith and praying.
Considering that we live in an extremely
technologically advanced world now, we would not expect to run into
huge issues like a flight full of passengers disappearing. Unfortunately this
is reality. This event has terribly devastated families and separated them from
their loved ones. As time goes by, things and events that once received a lot
of attention, tend to fade out of media coverage and become less and less
important in the world's eyes. This is problematic because although these
issues are fading out of media they are still really big current issues to
those involved and affected by them. The statement made by the Malaysian
government showcases how in this situation, time caused the government to come
up with an explanation as a means to move on even though it is not routed in
any evidence. It is very important that we as a world society find balance in
shedding light upon new, recent issues and past events that are still current
issues. When we make the importance of these issues just a memory we forget the
implications this has on the families in the crossfire. In terms of the
protesting and demanding some of the families are participating in, they are
demonstrating agency and resistance to letting the world neglect an issue near
and dear to their hearts.
Indya Perry
3/6/15 @ 10:56PM
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