Mesopotamian Lions

Today was a very beautiful day , My heart was filled with joy but not for too long as every beautiful thing in Iraq is , I was so happy and thrilled not only because my country soccer team made it to the finals after defeating Korea but because of what I have seen in the streets.
Me and my wife made popcorn , cola and Hubble-bubbly and watched the game , although I don't like soccer too much but these are games that the one should not miss , we had a very good time watching the game and celebrating when the Iraqi team won after the penalties , as soon as the game finished the bullets never stopped from all kinds of weapons for about 15 min. it's a very bad tradition and habit to fire bullets when being happy or celebrating something not only in Iraq but in most of the Arabic countries , why don't these people think where these bullets will go after falling down? 2 were killed and 6 injured due to the bullets celebration and the random shootings , after the firing stopped I wanted to buy cigarettes so I walked to the shop , and I was so amazed and happy for what I have seen , I've seen the streets busy as before the war , people every where walking and in cars celebrating and cheering , I was so delighted for this , I've seen the unity at last , for whatever reason it's still a unity , people coming from Adhamiya and from Al-Sa`ab and Al-Kahira and meeting in Al-Nidaa mosque intersection , they met to celebrate at the same spot where everyday confrontations happen , they met to celebrate there country victory in the same spot where conflicts and terrorists attacks takes place , I was very happy to see this , and I laughed my guts out when I saw a National Guards convoy , with the soldiers on the Humvees dancing and cheering in a very funny way , I saw the happiness everywhere , I felt it in the air , I felt safe for the first time since I got back to Baghdad but later I figured that I was mistaken and optimistic , I was naive.
That was a very beautiful scene in the intersection , people cheering for their country they cheered for Iraq , without mentioning any sectarian leader , or mentioning their ethnicity , I wasn't carrying anything to take photos with . I returned home quickly to tell my wife and carry the digital camera , I told her about everything then I asked her why don't we go out in the car to Palestine St. it's a relatively safe area , we could have a little fun there , so we went and took the camera with us , unfortunately I don't have a handy cam anymore , so as we reached the beginning of Palestine St. I saw the celebrations , I took these pictures , people were very happy but the ignorant continued shooting bullets to express their happiness . Anyway we wandered in the car celebrating with the people and having a good time , then my wife said something I wasn't thinking of , she told me that this massive gathering of people might attract a suicidal bombing or a car bomb , don't you think? So I decided to get back home , and till this moment the outlines of this post was ready in my head , so after we got back home , I watched the news and I was shocked , 16 people died and 66 injured in Zaiona , 10 died and unknown number of injuries in Mansor , those were innocent people celebrating the victory of their country soccer team , why should they die , even in the darkest areas of my mind I didn't think that they will be targeted , I couldn't imagine that there is such a sick , twisted , criminal man who would like to kill these young , happy civilians , I don't know , it's just too much , can't they give us one happy day ? is that too much to ask? May god have mercy on their souls.