Oh You,The United Nations, World Leaders, the International Mass-media! Please hasten to come forward at least now,even at this stage to intervene.!!!

From: lalitha.brodie7@hotmail.com
CANADA
Subject: DEMAND
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 19:49:04 -0400

Hello Friends,

The Writers Group of Older Womens Network wanted members to wrte something on two words for March - DEMAND & MIND - and I am going to read this to them on Tuesday March, 20 1.30 - 3.30 pm at OWN Office at 115 The Esplanade in front of St. Lawrence Market and I am circulating this for your informaion
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DEMAND

Conditioned by our Eastern culture, we feel

that we are so lucky to be thus blessed,

with more than what we will ever need.

So why fan our desire for more and more

as we cannot take anything with us at death?



Desires of our untamed mind running wild,

breaking every rein and bridle to gallop free,
demanding this or that at every whim and fancy,
without placing a ceiling to curb our thoughts

I believe, are the reasons which precipitate
so many different types of conflicts and wars,
that destroy peace to plague our life today.
It is the insatiable ego of the me and the mine

without empathy, thinking only of the victory

that starts the revenge seeking conflict

that continues demanding the eternal tit for tat.



However see what is happening now?

The Channel Four 2 Broadcast, documents

the pathetic plight of Tamils in Sri Lanka again,

making me bristle with anger and dismay!

Forgetting principles, I join Tamils world-wide

to demand in anguish, "Where is justice?

Why is the world still so silent when Tamils

continue to suffer so much as refugees

in their own land and crowded State camps,

even after the war ended two years ago.

Thousands of innocent children and adult

civilians have been killed or still missing

and are not accounted for! Who will heal

the trauma and pain of those left behind

all injured and broken physically and mentally?

I feel so sad that I do nothing else but write . . .



Oh you,The United Nations, World Leaders,

the International Mass-media! Please hasten

to come forward at least now, even at this stage

to intervene and initiaite all what is essential

to demand negotiations for justice and harmony

between Tamils and Sinhalese in Sri Lanka.