1908 – A very very bad year for millions of people

1908 was the year when the IVth Olympics took place in London. 1908 was the year when Henry Ford introduced the highly acclaimed Model-T. 1908 was the year when Wright brothers flew the first true controlled power flight bringing in the revolution in aviation. 1908 was also an year of sadness. This was the year in which the Young Turk Revolution happened which was the first precursor to WW-I. A tsunami in Italy resulted In over 70,000 dead. But these are all just very general events which impacted not much except possibly the aviation sector.

On 26^th May, 1908, the first major oil discovery of Middle East was made in Persia. This event has now culminated in the Middle East becoming the most dangerous place for a civilian to live in. With the likes of USA, China, Russia, Europe wanting every single drop of extractable oil from here, the strifes between various factions over the spoils has resulted in every single of these countries becoming a hell for the common man. I am sure that a lot of people will not mind keeping this day as a National Mourning Day as the very concept of living and life changed dramatically and has not returned to normalcy since.

And is this a sad even for just the Middle East while the rest of the world has enjoyed the benefits of getting oil cheaper and longer? With the “superpowers” trying to ensure their dominance in the region, they kept supplying various groups with arms and riches of other sorts making them richer and more powerful. Once the power came, demands increased and the country aiding and abetting these potential criminals decided to start supporting some other groups. This resulted in internal fights and the building up of terrorist groups. The famed Mr.Laden himself made most of his money from oil….and guess who he bombed to become such a well recognized name?

So lets have 26^th May as the International Mourning Day. A day which each one of us irrespective of our religion, region, caste or any other socially defining description will regret as the day when we last saw the world as nature wanted it seen…