rest in peace, we all say when someone dies War and Peace, a famous Russian book that many people know but only a few read world peace has lasted for nearly eighty years since the second world war and yet two wars are raging today: one in Europe, one in Middle East The people who live there must die for peace. yet we could not find peace not in Ukraine, not in Gaza and yet not even in the United Kindom, nor in the United States, nor in Australia, nor in Germany... protests demonstrations, vandalisms, physical attacks, verbal and psychological attacks, physically or virtually happen in the western countries many people do not want peace instead, they want justice But what is justice? What Is Justice? WHAT IS JUSTICE? an eye for an eye, the bible says is that justice? if it is, then we need more wars and we have to kill each other until the last man standing, until the dead silence on this planet is that justice? Hamas is doing that, fighting from time to time killing and being killed from time to time for a long time now. have we got justice or peace in Gaza? absolute justice is impossible, a historian says if you must choose between justice and peace choose peace God grant us serenity to accept what we can’t change courage to change what we can and wisdom to know the difference peace is possible and feasible is within our control. justice is an admirable ideal, however, is it ever within our control? have we ever achieved justice? rest in peace, we all say when someone we loved dies it is the best wish we can give, but maybe other people would say: rise in war? War and Peace, a famous Russian book that many people know but only a few read. do you want war, or peace? two wars are raging the people who live there must die for peace. I would die for peace I will pursue justice but knowing that we will never achieve absolute justice in 1789, the Frenchmen tried to realize justice and created a bloody revolution, had they achieved justice? claiming the absolute truth and justice the communist revolutions went even farther. now we see in all the communist regimes of the last century, such as the Soviet Union, the PRC, the North Korea history has witnessed violence and violence and endless violence, blood spilled all over the countries, but where is justice? war and peace, a constant struggle, a pendulum in our human world. war or peace: the options in front of the humanity. how many times we chose peace? it is our turn now to choose war or peace peace or justice the stakes are high our lives, our children's lives and the lives of the children of theirs peace is a thought make love not war was a beautiful thought from yesterday make peace not war is a beautiful thought for today my fellow earthlings life is short and precious do you choose to make peace or war do you choose to save or destroy lives live and let live, the Beatles sing make peace so we live and let them live so everybody lives in peace rest in peace, we all say when so many lives disappear in Ukraine, in Gaza War and Peace, a famous Russian book that many people know but only a few read war or peace what would you choose God grant us serenity to accept what we can’t change courage to change what we can and wisdom to know the difference war or peace |
