A desperate and futile call

You know I’m super busy with work and all, but this is one issue I just can’t ignore. I feel like I need to purge my head from this…

Existing in a planet where war is commonplace, I grew up apathetic about the topic. I even enjoy video war games (I still do). People are killed and hurt, even women and children. Big deal. At least I’m nowhere near those danger zones.

A few days ago, however, I saw on TV women and their little kids running scared, fleeing their homes, afraid that they’d be caught in the crossfires in Mindanao. Then I remember my nieces, nephews and the family dog…paano pag ako yun na tumatakbo at kasama sila Tammy, Cio, Raygun and H, pati na si doggie-baby Pow-pow? How can I lead/carry all of them to safety ? (up to now di ko pa maiisip ang best way para mabitbit silang lahat na walang maiiwan) Paano ko sasabihin sa kanila the things that I usually say to comfort them when they’re frightened (”Ok lang yan baby, andito si Mama Iya ki-kiss lang kita mawawala na ang mga yan”) when I myself am not sure what will happen next? What and how will I feed them in case I’ve already led them to safety (considering that we left all our cash, food etc.)? Will their crying stop once I’ve led them all to safety and once they’re out of their comfort zones?Makakapag-aral pa ba sila in the future?

I’d like to push these thoughts away from my head because I’m starting to get depressed. I’ve worked hard for my current state of happiness tapos yan na naman…lintek kasing mga war mongers yan, e. The visions and other possible war scenarios keep on playing in my head, over and over and over and over. Sana naging manhid na lang ako, ayoko ng ganitong feeling. Sana bumalik ako sa pagiging walang pake kasi wala na din naman akong magagawa.

And here’s my desperate (and obviously futile and seemingly corny) call:

To all those involved in any war across the globe, please STOP. I know you have your reasons, but I don’t think any of those is worth the lives of the innocent, so please STOP. I hope you guys know by now, after years of war, none of you is going to yield to the “enemy,” no matter how destructive your bombs are, no matter how much houses you’ve burned, no matter how many people you’ve killed, NO ONE from either side of the crossfires IS GOING TO YIELD. Ang bobobo nyo naman kung up to now naniniwala pa kayong may isa sa inyo ang mag-gi-give way sa isa, di ba? So what’s the point of going on with the war?

So, please, STOP. please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please. tama na po, tama na po, tama na po, tama na po, tama na po, tama na po, tama na po, tama na po, tama na po, tama na po, tama na po.