miltiades wrote:Zan wrote :
"""If you cannot see that then I do not know what else to tell you. I cannot go around spreading love for people that do not return it in any shape or form"""
Zan , I have dear friends T/Cs as well as G/Cs , but let me just tell you about the T/C friends that I have made over the years . One of them has been a mate for some 45 years , we used to go "girl hunting " together in the early 60s in London as young single men with one common ground, we were both from Cyprus and both adored the opposite sex. Through out the conflicts in Cyprus we argued a lot but still maintained a friendship , I swear on my mothers grave , this guy , Turgut , rung me to day to tell me he will be in Cyprus early November and asked if I was going to be there . He does not doubt my beliefs neither does he consider me "the enemy ".
I appreciate that those of us living in the UK do perhaps see things from another perspective , but for gods sake man give peace a chance. We are not that different. We have the same , and I repeat , the same needs , wants , values , family priorities and aspirations , what is it that separates us ? History , wars , religion , nationalism ??
The suffering that our people endured must not be repeated again. In our Cyprus there must never again be minorities and majorities , our President must never again be Greek Or Turkish , a Cypriot will be an honour for as all.
Zan , I know you are a young man , but you are well educated , eloquent and Im certain also sensitive , think of our future generations , the children of Cyprus that deserve to live in peace in their homeland.
Tell me Im an old man and full of shit but listen to what I say , it comes from the heart.
You say give peace a chance as if I am advocating war and violence. I am not. How does keeping two factions that are at loggerheads apart create violence. I would have thought the exact opposite were true because of the four examples of our differences you gave. History, wars, religion and nationalism.
If I take you at face value, as in what you post on this forum, then I would say to you that just like your old friend I do not see you as the enemy, personally. There are plenty here that I do though, and if they are representative of a percentage of the GC population, then that is my reason for thinking that separation is the best option.
I also share your dream of a united Cyprus but at a later date, when it is more workable.
I do not think you are full of shit either. It is a nice idea and it is an honourable idea but I still believe you have to react to the situation and not the emotions if you are to look at this thing objectively. These are hard truths that I have run over and over in my head to help me to decide what is best imo.
By the way, I am 46 years old. If you think that still warrants you calling me a young man then please, be my guest.