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A picture is worth a thousand words goes the saying, and the video showing the reaction of an Australian Muslim citizen of Syrian origin wrestling a terrorist and taking his gun has dominated the reporting last week of the heinous terrorist attack on the Jewish community in Bondi Beach in Australia.
That basic human instinct and reaction should be applauded and should remind us all at Christmas of the good in the world that ought to be exploited to overcome all the adversities of war, conflicts, and dispossession that plagued 2025. Maybe then, 2026 will witness less cruelty and more human decency with less violence, and more acts of courage and empathy to save our world and common destiny as humans.
2025 could have been a special year, with a new president in the US bent on securing peace in the world and putting an end to violence and uncertainty. But despite all the good intentions and efforts to broker deals artfully, the world is likely to wake up in 2026 with more than eight conflicts still raging from Gaza to Sudan, Ukraine to Congo and maybe between Thailand and Cambodia, and not to mention, Venezuela.
Yet, one should not expect presidents and leaders to have magic wands; each individual is also an actor who holds a lot of power to help reduce tensions and break the cycle of violence.
