Journal entry

Imagine you are a character (soldier or civilian) living during a time of war. Write a journal/diary 

entry of a day lived in that war (you must pick a specific war).

Life is tough, life is arduous. What has gotten me into this mess I do not know. They invade us day and night, they force us out of our houses. The world is corrupted, the world is confused. They have no rights to occupy our country, by right, it is our country! What exactly do they want? The Japanese want power and territory. We just want peace and harmony. Peace, the most humble and versatile of all values as surreptitiously been taken over. The once peaceful Singapore had no longer lived up to its name. This invasion does not prove anything, Japan. I see many of us injured, stricken, chastised, despised, and even tortured. I feel hapless and helpless. The Japanese invaded our country ever so harshly, they broke our peace; they robbed our tranquillity. I pray and hope the victims outside are not suffering now; it hurts to see them crying.


I cannot do anything but pray for them now; any more I worry will not change the situation. I insist in the faith we should have, and trust that it will eventuate into salvation. Singapore, my beloved homeland must not be taken over this easily. If Singapore is standing still, we, as one nation, can also stand still and brave through all storms. This is my evolutionary homeland, and I must stay strong. If life throws lemons at me, I shall make lemonade out of it. Simply, I shall be happy and stay firm , with unwavering confidence that faith upholds.  


I have to brave up to the harsh and inimical future that lies ahead, fogged by a gloom of the forlornness that keeps me in nothing but melancholy day by day. I feel, with an innocuous purpose of writing, that we citizens are innocent, and it is reprehensible for those Japanese to harm and torture us. This occupation has to end. What will happen next? I really do not know, but rest assured my prayers are well kept.