was on the phone with a fren of mine whose parents locked him up...

he was angry and miserable and wanted to jump out of the window... i dnknw wad to say. i've never been locked up before, it certainly musnt feel good. he told me it's worse than being in jail, being locked up without a good reason. it aint against the law to come home everyday at 3+4am isnt it?

"no it's not." i said quietly.

he doesnt understand. he doesnt realise. it's just for awhile.. i can understand his anger. i can empthatise with him.. but i cant exactly sympathise with him. sometimes people need to be reminded who's the one in charge. that there's some authority. when given too much freedom, sometimes people burst.

often i complain abt having too much to do.. or i complain on days dere're nothing to do. but even in nothing to do, dere's something to do. watch tv. read book. watch anime. talk online. talk on phone. go out walkwalk. can you imagine being locked up, with nothing to do. just facing four walls? it's really NOTHING.

can you just close ur eyes and imagine? i really cant. i think i'll go crazy.

ten yrs. fifteen yrs. five. twenty. it's all numbers reported in the news. sometimes.. life imprisonment. but life in jail.. i cant imagine.

maybe the reason why im feeling so bothered by this issue. is that someone very close to me have been in jail once. and just hearing him talk abt it makes my heart break.. and as far as im concerned, he doesnt deserve to be in jail.

lock them up! we say. murderers, theives, drug-traffickers. lock them in jail and throw away the key. i've heard. what the hell?

maybe im just an ignorant and naive girl. but can you imagine life for them? it makes me cringe. though they've really made mistakes. some too serious to just be forgiven, but at least, we MUST give them a chance when they come out.

"yellow-ribbon!!"

=D and i swear. if one day... ten, twenty years down the road, i will try.. maybe i'll implement some programmes, sth for them to do in jail.. maybe i'll be a counsellor. social worker. employer. wadever. i will make a difference. in all the horrible things going on in the world. sickness. illiterates. unfairness. i might not make a big difference, but i can try.

i knw wad u're thinking.. noble aspirations, unrealistic in real life. i sure hope not. i belive i will de, okay.

i hope i nv forget these dreams of mine.

i pray no one around me will ever makes mistakes. commit crimes and be locked up. please.. think twice.