Peace of Mind-1

Peuce oI MInd--EdILorIuI
By: SILLIe SIeIrInu BenILo

8y the way, who wouldn't be stressed wIth all the thIngs happenIng around, lIke fIrst, my
beloved grandmother who Is now sufferIng a mIld stroke and can't walk and move the way
she used to, and who cannot sleep well at nIght thus compellIng us also not to sleep, then
sort of famIly problem whIch Involve fInancIal matters, plus the IncomIng fInal exams
week or HELL WEEK as Ì termed It, and another plus Is the same old
story/problem/drama/folk/joke or It's up to you how you name It, the encounter
between the |ÌLF and the AFP In 8asIlan last Dctober 18 whIch kIlled 19 soldIers as
reported.

SometImes, whether they wIll admIt It or not, the maInstream fInd It easy to put the
blame on the |ÌLF or other consIdered (|oro) rebels for every bad thIngs that Is
happenIng In the country. Ì guess It has been theIr favorIte escape from every faults and
flaws that they are commIttIng. Nobody Is happy and celebratIng about the lost of the 19
soldIers, for they are also people lIke us, who's havIng a famIly waItIng for theIr return In
home. Ìt's just so heartbreakIng that sometImes or should I say most of the tImes our
leaders are beIng bIased In theIr statements and declaratIons. they faIled to thInk fIrst
before over reactIng, thus It Is resultIng Into another IgnItIon. good thIng |r. PresIdent
wasn't convInce about that stupId suggestIons by some IrresponsIble tongue. another thIng
Is, If ALL DUT WAF wIll be declared, then I'm pretty much sure that It wIll not only be In
8asIlan but all throughout |Indanao. at the end of the day, the poor cIvIlIan's lIfe, mostly
|oro people wIll be at stake and the dead soldIer's number wIll Increase. so where's
justIce then: do you thInk justIce wIll come after the war: let's be faIr enough to thInk
about the welfare of the humanIty as a whole and not just your own weal.