RE: How much we need to be Happy?
Aceh (where I live) has experienced a prolonged bloody conflict with the Indonesian government, Aceh wants to be independent and create its own country. Neither side is willing to budge, thousands of civilians have been victims, many women have become widows and children have lost their fathers. The doctrine of vengeance is firmly entrenched in the brains of us Acehnese who are oppressed and is still felt today. And what makes me sad to this day, my father also died in that conflict. My father was a high-ranking official for Aceh's pro-independence. The security situation at that time was tense, the sound of bullets and explosions seemed to have become a song for us every day, the words of PEACE seemed to be impossible because no one wanted to budge. But in the end what happened?. The tsunami 2004 changed everything, more than two hundred thousand Acehnese people died in the Tsunami 2004 tragedy. All the eyes of the world were on us at that time and the two warring parties united to save Aceh. A few years later the MoU for peace in Aceh and Indonesia was agreed which was facilitated by Finland (MoU Helsinki). God knows best for us, the Tsunami 2004 has changed everything, we feel at peace until now. Thanks @stef1 for your conscience, even though I have to cry while writing this comment.
First of all, sorry for late reply, I really appreciate you for your writing and even though it was difficult for you but it was enjoyable to read it. It feels like only the natural disaster can unite people, when we all suffer then people will help each other. The same scenario we can see in Sci-Fi end-of the day movies, Alien invasion and so on. We people can't enjoy our peace and there are always one who want to destroy it. Thank you for sharing your opinion.
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