From: Swasti, Pri 4, Changkat Primary
Alyce stood in the middle of the battlefield, her heart heavy. Then, she had a strange but brave idea. “What if we pause the war for just one minute?” she called out.
Everyone laughed at first. But something in her voice made them hesitate. Slowly, the fighting stopped. In that one quiet minute, Alyce asked everyone to close their eyes. “Think about someone you love,” she said softly.
The Mad Hatter thought of his old, joyful tea parties. The soldiers thought of their families. Alyce thought of her father.
When the minute ended, no one moved. The silence felt different now — gentler. No one wanted to be the first to fight again. That one minute turned into many. People began talking instead of shouting, listening instead of hurting. Alyce realised that even the smallest pause could change everything. And as she returned home, she held onto one hope: that peace can begin with just a single moment