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War is a crime against humanity.

It brings death and destruction.

It brings pain and sorrow.....and tears.

It may make some people feel victorious,

but it never brings happiness.

Let's imagine for a moment,

that someone has attacked your beloved homeland,

or any place on earth where you are residing.

Let's imagine for a moment,

the fear that has started to surround you upon hearing such a heart wrenching news.

Let's imagine for a moment....just a single moment,

Someone is about to shoot your beloved mother in front of your eyes,

but you can't save her.

Let's imagine for a moment,

your daughter or son is running to save their life,

is screaming and crying,

but you can't help them.

Let's imagine... the dead body of one of your siblings or best friends is lying before you,

you want to sit beside them for a long while and cry and recall all the moments you lived together,

but you can't do that,

for you have to run to save your own life.

Let's imagine you're sitting in front of your computer,

chatting with a friend or doing some office work,

or perhaps you're just sleeping into your cozy bedroom,

and you suddenly hear the thunder of approaching war planes,

and a loud announcement that asks you to leave your lovely home and seek refuge somewhere,

you are running behind the youngest of your children so that you could take them away with you,

but they are just laughing and giggling and running faster and faster,

thinking their mom or dad are just playing with them,

at that moment a bomb or missile hits your home....and there's nothing...no life..

Or just think this other way round...

you succeed in taking away your family out of your home and then empty house is hit by a missile,

your beautiful house is into ashes now,

your all saving were inside that burnt house,

all your clothes and food have gone with it,

and weather is so cold,

it might snow tonight,

your little baby is hungry and is shivering from cold,

and then dies before your eyes crying for milk.

Let's imagine that you've lost both of your lower limbs,

because you stepped on a landmine.

Now you'll never feel the ground beneath your feet,

your dream of playing in your town's football team has been ruined....

And lots of other dreams have vanished into the thin air, too.

Aren't we the daughters and sons of Adam and Eve?

Can you ever deny this fact?

Let's stop hating each other on the basis of religion and race.

Let's think of each other as siblings for we share a common father and mother.

Let's love each other.

Let's stop fighting with each other.

Let's stop our governments from killing innocent people of other countries for some temporary benefits.

Let's become doves...carrying green olive branches in our mouths,

flying here and there,

conveying message of peace and love to our fellow human beings...

Let's do it now...

So that our future generations will live in peace and harmony!

nida.....Saturday  31st August....6:15a.m.