war or peace
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