Don't we all just want Peace?

Where is Thailand headed? With no signs of either parties giving in, this violence could be longer than most had thought. Latest updates confirms 22 dead and almost 180 injured in just two days of violence and maybe there could be more but unknown. Today, the army has said that it will begin to "take all measures and pressure" the red shirts to end the rally. This could mean more violence is expected and most probably more lives being lost. 

When would both parties come together to sit and compromise? Neither would give in, so what happens now? Everyone shall die? The country shall lose its citizens? 

Looking at it, both parties have very similar views towards the matter. Both want peace, democracy, justice and freedom. But the measures they take to attain them aren't very justifiable. But then again, who am I to say what is and what isn't justifiable. 

Here are some words by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá  years ago which I think it's still very relevant to the current situation in Thailand, nevertheless of the world too.    

"...War is made for the satisfaction of men’s ambition; for the sake of worldly gain to the few, terrible misery is brought to numberless homes, breaking the hearts of hundreds of men and women! .... There is nothing so heart-breaking and terrible as an outburst of human savagery!"

So yeah, as much as violence or war may seem to be helping all of us gain something in a way, it basically does not. It hurts people and kills hopes.What would help us unite again is basically love and understanding. According to Abdu’l-Bahá,

"... When a thought of war comes, oppose it by a stronger thought of peace. A thought of hatred must be destroyed by a more powerful thought of love." 

So when will the people stop and come to an understanding? Are we all forgetting that Thailand is a country which comprises people, an entire population of 62 million and not just those who are in the fight right now? I'm not going to mention who's right and who isn't. The fact is that I don't know myself. But now isn't the time to try to prove who's wrong. Now is the time to create peace. Maybe Thailand will only come back up again when it goes way down down down and maybe then it would realize that this isn't what it wants. 


I hope and pray that Thailand will be united again. And I'm sure everyone else would say the same no matter which party you may be in, or which region you may come from... We just want peace. 


Here is a video I found http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1416726932472