Why we keep on asking for peace to happen? The question of peace is unavoidable. It needs process and people who will make that process turn into actions. The fight for peace is a just fight. We can prove that its realization will not after all be as difficult, for in the end, when there shall be peace it is only our suffering that we shall lose. But with what is currently happening in the present day is already showing signs of turning our small hope of achieving peace from bad to worse.
The all-out war against the MILF has been brought into quick focus what has often been called the “Mindanao Problem”. These refer to the demand by the MORO people for a separate state. However, it has to do with the lack of socio-economic development in the Muslim-dominated provinces that has kept the MORO people in a continuous state of poverty.
Peace talks between government and the MILF rebels’ raises the hope of attaining peace. But the recent warfare between the two groups tells us that the call for peace cannot be easily acquired by simply talking and negotiating. That is why MILF is rushing us to make harsh choice between their version of war and their version of peace (from the Philippine star).
Darwin T. Rasul, the author of Peace Initiatives believes that peace shall soon be in the offing because we have not wavered in this faith.
It is possible to have peace if both parties can unite on one common good. That is for bringing the development of economic problem that would extirpate poverty in the region. War is not the way to peace and a brilliant man will find a way not to fight a war. We can make a difference not just a citizen in this country but for the good it brings. It is possible and always possible to attain peace.
Do we live in a physical world that we can touch or do we live in a world we create in our mind. Why can’t we attain peace? Is it really that tricky and dangerous before we can achieve it? Is war always the solution? Does praying can help? We always prayed for it. Is it still not enough? Yes, we still need a bridge; we need it for us to be able to get peace. How? Let it be our stepping stone. It’s always easy.
We want peace. We all wanted to sleep serenely at night without worrying anything. We always wanted it. Let us initiate peace. Let there be peace and let it be anywhere in the world.
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