You can’t talk peace and have a gun.  A line from the Kaleidoscope sung by Francis Magalona, a local artist nabbed as the Master Rapper of the Philippines.  Ironic but it’s true.  The MILF said that they want to talk about peace but when the MOA did not push through, another conflict between them and the government has arised forcing the people in certain parts of Mindanao Christians and Islams alike to leave their homes to avoid being in the line of fire.  I wonder when will this conflict end?  It has been going on even before I was born and like the people born in those areas, I am losing all hope that I will be seeing a peacful Mindanao in my lifetime.  But why?  Why can’t the people in Mindanao live with one another like we live with other people regardless of our race and religion in the other parts of the country?  What makes Mindanao so different from Luzon and Visayas?  Aren’t we all Filipinos?  We may have chosen a different path in terms of religion but do we really have to let it come in between all of us? I am sorry but  I personally believe that the MOA is not the answer to the issue.  You know, people can achieve whatever they want to achieve regardless of who their leader is, what religion they have or what system of government they have.  If you’ll open your eyes and start seeing what’s around, you’ll know what I mean. 

I felt sad watching the news on what’s happening in Mindanao last night.  The conflict is no longer about ideals.  This is about gaining more power which scares me more.  Because a person who wants power and gets it is never satisfied.  Because the more power a person has the more greedy he becomes.  That is why there’s a saying that goes never give power to a person who wants it.

francis-magalona-kaleidoscope-world (just click the link if you would like to hear this song. It’s nice. Trust me.)