Sri Lanka Truce
By: Rene Wadlow Posted on: 4/14/2009
Kuan Yin : She who harkens to the cries of the world
Rene Wadlow*
Wise in using skilful means
In every corner of the world
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Sri Lanka Truce.
Over the past several months, there have been calls to the Sri Lankan government and to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for a cease fire to allow the evacuation of civilians caught between the two opposing armed forces. The Secretary General of the United Nations, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and non-governmental organizations such as the Association of World Citizens have made these pleas; Until now, compassion was overruled by military and political calculations.
Now, both sides have accepted a two-day truce, 12-13 April, to mark the Sinhala and Tamil New Year. While the use of violence has been constant since the start of the current phase of the conflict in 1983, Sinhala and Tamil cultures have non-violent philosophies of life. Now that there has been a pause in their fighting, the pause may be extended so that more people reach safety. We recall that holy-days truces in the 1963-1975 war in Vietnam had been extended for humanitarian purposes. Unfortunately, the Vietnamese truces were never used to advance negotiations among the parties in conflict.
In the case of Sri Lanka, we can hope that the truce will be used to open real negotiations on the future of the State. In the long run, genuine dialogue is the only way to resolve even the most intransigent conflict.
The extension of the truce would be a sign that the compassion of Kuan Yin is at work.
* Rene Wadlow, Representative to the UN, Geneva, Association of World Citizens.
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Kuan Yin : She who harkens to the cries of the world
Rene Wadlow*
Wise in using skilful means
In every corner of the world
She manifests her countless forms.
Sri Lanka Truce.
Over the past several months, there have been calls to the Sri Lankan government and to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for a cease fire to allow the evacuation of civilians caught between the two opposing armed forces. The Secretary General of the United Nations, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and non-governmental organizations such as the Association of World Citizens have made these pleas; Until now, compassion was overruled by military and political calculations.
Now, both sides have accepted a two-day truce, 12-13 April, to mark the Sinhala and Tamil New Year. While the use of violence has been constant since the start of the current phase of the conflict in 1983, Sinhala and Tamil cultures have non-violent philosophies of life. Now that there has been a pause in their fighting, the pause may be extended so that more people reach safety. We recall that holy-days truces in the 1963-1975 war in Vietnam had been extended for humanitarian purposes. Unfortunately, the Vietnamese truces were never used to advance negotiations among the parties in conflict.
In the case of Sri Lanka, we can hope that the truce will be used to open real negotiations on the future of the State. In the long run, genuine dialogue is the only way to resolve even the most intransigent conflict.
The extension of the truce would be a sign that the compassion of Kuan Yin is at work.
* Rene Wadlow, Representative to the UN, Geneva, Association of World Citizens.
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once in a blue moon's bewilder
a falling star comes close into view
it spreads a little happiness in angelic smile
while sending unsuspecting notice
in the eyes of such enchantment
hope blossoms into a pleasant smile
which serenely showers sweet melody
bathing wandering souls with faint glimmer
on this often lonely journey from light into darkness
in a way which guides tomorrow into blessed refrain
in the presence of such innocent beauty's sparkle
one finds their way back onto unmarked paths
past the fray of routine discomfort and disdain
toward a brighter day often found in the dreams
which may never come true yet offers the expectancy
life precariously clings to the ideal that through struggle
dreams will be realized and opportunity achieved
in the name of peace in whose eyes we now see
showering down upon wayward pen stroke fortuitously
====================
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FIND IT IN YOUR HEART
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