north versus south

What was North Korea trying to do? Get attention? Show everybody that they can be tough? Because firing an attack was a little too... strong, guys.
Two South Korean marines and two South Korean civilians were killed in North Korea's most recent attack, which is claimed as a reaction to the South Korean militia drills. But they do this every day. They practice every day, and suddenly -
I don't know all the story; I highly doubt that anybody does, even the military on both sides. I do have to say, though, that I think that this was a little bit too extreme.

Why?

You've read about them in adventure novels, you've seen them on TV : people embarking on daring quests to cut the villains' lifelines. You've loved the thrill.

But when it comes right down to it, when you see people with the "real" equivalent of a lifeline - breathing or feeding tube - you're scared. Scared of what keeps them alive.

 People give these people wide berths and stare or make a point of looking away. Why? Because people with disabilities are The Unknown. The minorities.

Give them a chance. For all that they have been through, are going through, and will go through, they deserve it.

"A smile is the beginning of peace." - Mother Teresa