Everyone has seen the tragic photos of Aylan Kurdi, the 3-year-old Syrian boy found dead on the shores of a Turkish beach last week.
And now, in a touching tribute to the little boy, an anonymous person has shared an emotional obituary for Aylan in The Sydney Morning Herald.
Posted alongside an illustration of a teddy bear, it read:
You did not deserve to drown in the coldness of water and in the coldness of human indifference.
You were not a Migrant. You were not a Refugee. You were a 3yr old little boy wanting to play safely, away from the threats of violence and war.
In Heaven, you will be nursed by those who held you, by those who kissed you and by those who risked everything in the hopes of you reaching the shores of safety.
*Rest In Peace Aylan Kurdi. *
May God forgive us for failing you.
Aylan, along with his brother, mother and father, were reportedly attempting to flee to Canada when the boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea. All but the father drowned.
They have since become the faces of Europe’s migrant crisis - and have inspired the people of Europe to offer aid to those in need.