When I became a journalist I promised myself that I would never become cynical. However, it did not take me long to realise that cynicism and emotional detachment are much-needed coping mechanisms.
That said though there are times when I am so touched by an event that I become human again. I am never one to tell other people ‘I know how they feel’ because when it comes to pain we do not know what other people feel. But I can sometimes try and imagine how I would feel.
Take the abduction of the little Roodekrans boy. Everything within me revolts every time I think about it – how I would feel if my baby boy was taken. I would probably lose my mind if this was to happen to me and would probably take the law into my own hands.
Sometimes I freak out if for a moment I don’t know where in my house my son is. I do not own a firearm but in the light of these sort of things I am considering buying one. But would it be a good idea?
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