American Thanksgiving & our Afghan winter.wmv

Amy Goodman's 2.30 a.m. conversation with the vigilers on the 25th of November 2009‎
Hello! Salam to you Amy!‎

I want to ask you why youre doing what youre doing?‎
شما چرا این کارصلح را انجام می دهید؟

We want to raise the voice of peace in Afg & the world. Were hoping for Obamas answer to ‎our peace message

Blood cannot wash away blood. Hate cannot wash away hate. War cannot wash away war.‎

خدا حافظ !‏
God protect you!‎

I was sick last week. I had fever & was shivering. I kept warm while I slept at home. Now Im ‎well & warm at heart. ‎
I think that friendship is warmth. Home is warmth! ‎
But war is cold & war freezes friendship.‎

Winter & the cold have arrived in Afghanistan.‎

Some places,the water at the spring freezes & the roads get cut off

We have to collect precious fuel to keep warm. ‎

We can bear these physical challenges better than lies, war, violence & pride which make our ‎souls shake with their cold indifference, their isolation & their separation.‎

We sometimes wonder what we should expect from life, from history & from humanity. ‎Perhaps we shouldnt expect much because unrealistic expectations may silence our hopes.‎

We comfort one another in saying, It doesnt matter. God is kind. You may think that we ‎should be able to do better than to just have comforting words

Even if we dont live through this winter, love would endure, love would last. ‎

Is war the sole answer to the problems of Afghanistan?‎
Cant life offer us more creative & noble alternatives? ‎

Yes, love would survive another winter.‎

Yes, love is how well ask for peace!‎

‎"The way of peace is the way of love. Love is the greatest power on earth. It conquers all ‎things." Peace Pilgrim ‎

Peace stands together in love, giving thanks for warmth in the cold Afghan winter.‎

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• American Thanksgiving
• Obamas Thanksgiving message
• ‎peace in Afghanistan
• 2nd Cup ‎of Tea Peace Vigil
• Afghan Youth Peace Volunteers

[Hackiesacker007]

GOOD VIDEO

[PhiloAmericana]

Most beautiful.

[Fatima74]

@hazara123 - nice to meet you and was good talking to you too basim jaan =) also, we are hosting a "Global Day of Listening to Afghans" with Afghan Youth Peace Volunteers this Saturday and Sunday, search for "thepeoplesjourney" on google.

[hazara123]

@Fatima74 ok fatima jaan i wish u all the best. it was nice chatting with u. basim

[Fatima74]

@hazara123 - what you are describing is the direct result and disastrous effects of long term war. corrupt governments have been put in place by the world's elites. ethnic differences are further exploited by the ruling class to keep the people divided and fighting amongst themselves. the people need peaceful long term sustainable alternatives to war. and that is the message that is being resonated through these videos.

[hazara123]

@Fatima74 the government every year sapport kojies in summer time to go to hazarajat and destroy everything, burn and kill inoccent people. at the end government pay them millions of dollors to leave the area. government justifies their action to kill the hazaras and its happening since 2001. its just one example, it can go on and on. i am agree with you to stand against injustice but in afghanistan we don't have acceptance. we have to accept eachother and work togather for better future.

[Fatima74]

@hazara123 jaan (wish i knew ur name) - not denying the injustices going on, trying to explain that the injustices are not restricted to any one ethnic group. We all need to work together towards peace no matter how impossible it seems. The Afghan Youth Peace Volunteers in these videos stand as a strong testimony to PEACE and LOVE for ALL. If they can do that, so can we =)

[hazara123]

@Fatima74  i believe in humanity but one thing is believing the other thing is reality, when people get discriminated every day in their lives and the government and all institutions support that process because of their physical futures different than the rest of people in that country. fatima jan my point was very clear in my comment. hazarajat is most save place wright now in afghanistan but the government hasn't spent any money to change their lives and international community does too.

[MrChehaz]

@Fatima74 You obviously dont know your history if you believe that the 100 year oppression of Hazaras is equatable to sufferings felt by any other ethnic group in afg. Besides it was the Pashtuns who have and continue to opress the Hazaras, so how can you compare the oppressors situation to that of the oppressed? Lastly, Pashtuns should not have the right to say "zinda bad Pashtun" because pashtun nationalism has proved to be very dangerous and fatal to the rest of Afghanistan.

[Fatima74]

@MrChehaz - i answered above in response to others, please feel free to ask more questions if you have any.