OpEdNews - Diary: Diana 10 Years Later, it was the ADA factor.

Diana, 10 years later, it was the ADA factor

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On the day Princess Diana funeral took place, and while Elton John’s Candle In The Wind was playing, I, like millions who loved the princess for her modesty and her shunning of the royal life, could not hold our tears. It was an emotional seen by all standards either inside or outside the cathedral, especially when the camera showed William and Harry. Now, 10 years later, and after the non-ending debate and writings about accident or planned, I had my personal view. In my opinion it is the dangerous mixture of Alcohol, Driving and Arrogance (ADA). Although the real cause will never be clear-cut, like JFK death and will remain good field for conspiracy theory lovers. However, just like they do in the legal system, in the absence of witnesses and material evidence, logic has to prevail. A drunk driver, going at high speed, and full of joy people in the car going for a wild evening out. If one goes back to many tragic surprise incidents, he will find that extreme emotions and lack of concentration are common factors. This is my assessment, but the reality, if it is not this one, will never be known. The lessons we should learn from this heart-breaking episode are three-fold. First, in the best and happiest moments we should never lose focus of our safety and the safety of others. So watch it when you feel you are extremely happy. In my culture as a Muslim, we are told that a good Muslim should never get excessively happy or excessively sad no matter what are the circumstances. Second, Drinking and driving is a serious mixture that has caused the loss of thousands and thousands of innocent lives and had devastated the lives of thousands families whether the drivers families or the families of their victims. I could not understand the conflict between pubs and bars full of all-night-drinking people whom cars are parked outside and the law, which prohibit drunk driving?. Third, driving at very high speed is a crime that should be criminalized by the law. In Princess Diana case I have been always occupied by two thoughts where each negates the other. On one side what would be the reaction of Diana’s Royal Family if she married al-Fayed’s son (which was imminent) ? Could they live with it? Is it something they can bear? On the other side, it is hard to believe that the Royal Family was behind the driver’s excessive drinking and the high speed with which he drove in that tunnel. The fact remains. Diana was exceptional by all standards. People worldwide watched here from marriage to giving birth to lovely 2 sons, to stumbling marriage, to tragic death. Modesty opened people’s hearts to her and drunk driving opened the grave for here, at least this is the way I see it. Hamada S Alomar