Showing posts with label Violence. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Violence. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Another Voice of Peace . . . . Silenced

"Voice of Peace" is the name of a little heard of Independent radio broadcater based out of the relatively peaceful provence of Parvan in Afghanistan. It was run and managed by Zakia Kaki a forward thinking woman with independent views who was critical of the warlords and talibanization in her area. She was the voice of women's rights in a region where women are caged in their houses, she was promoting peace and convincing the local population to send their daughters to schools, the majority of her staff were women striving to make a difference. Other than being a reporter she was a teacher in a girls school. One of the very few female reporters to speak up during the Taliban rule, she stood for something, she knew that every breath she took could be her last but did'nt give in to thugs and threats. She spoke for her country, she spoke for her fellow people and in the end she payed the price she was shot dead, seven times while sleeping next to her 20 month old child.

Her rare voice of peace in a world full of bloodshed and misery was silenced in the end by bullets for speaking for her rights and the rights of others who dare not speak. She laid her life for what she believed in, lots of other voices of peace will be silenced if we do not speak up about this, Silence is not an option.

Sunday, April 22, 2007

Violence lives on

Just read this, do not have the energy to write about it, but in the lawlessness that is Iraq and Afghanistan, sad things are happening every hour of the day and there is no one to correct the wrong. When will we learn from our past mistakes and when will we learn to honor and respect each other?

To the Humane in Everyone.

Oh man thou wer't gifted such a wondrous thing,
To live on earth in merry mirth as gypsy king!
With the universe as teat to which all life cling,
Molded and in place much before your birth,
And mother nature as ward all joys to bring !

And as guide old ageless meandering time,
Shedding en route treasures most sublime,
As wisdom hid in books of things divine!
But thy devils such a self destructive creed,
In Eden sowed fear, greed, confusion and brine!

Ancient the myths rulers hold that might is right!
False the hymns priests sing of a frightening night!
Hollow the gleam both show of treasures bright!
With such lies was Divinity ever profaned,
And men enslaved by devils in purple trite!

Can He be Almighty if he needs our swords?
Or scriptures holy if they be our words?
And how to reconcile with an Almighty Lord,
Who can’t forgive you or me without dying?
Oh why is it we can’t all believe in a God,
Who orders love and is free of our lying!

When it’s over, it’s all over may well be lies,
But wasting life in dreadful fear cannot be wise?
Does it matter if endless sleep close your eyes,
Or you live on in another world? For as you fret
The past is lost in future dread and present flies!

Know fearful hearts eagerly become slaves,
In fear to tremble even beyond the graves!
You can be kings if truth lights your face,
Can you loose, if this truth you embrace?
Shackled with fear you ever live in disgrace!

For ought by naught our treasures can reduce,
Both science and scriptures do this deduce.
Nor all the lying can a single truth confuse,
As when light comes darkness must flee,
And hearts never wanting, who can abuse?

Tis but a while my muse it began to sing ,
Methinks it will die if not allowed to fling,
The mire covering heroes for truths to spring .
So bear with me as I allow it to soar,
And hear the misty peels of ancient bells ring.

Come take a seat in this eye opening show,
Watch great spirits struggle and knowledge glow,
Watch freedom sing and civilizations grow ,
Till priests and rulers in never ending greed,
To ‘govern’ the awaked another war bestow !

Why fear a night when we can have the light?
As people ever bonded with perpetual fright!
As willing slaves toiling for our masters delight.
As truth confounded by a ‘Babel’ of lies.
As a horde of Ishmaels who sold their birthright!