People can be funny, History can be repeated but Wars are always a Joke
If
we honestly take a few minutes to truly think about wars, conflicts, battles
and skirmishes, these things often originates between two people who cannot
seem to agree simply to disagree. Each
find another, just as passionate, defensive and often times arrogant about
his/her position and when they fail to sway the other over to their side of the
argument, immediately seek others who agree with them and then take open aim at
those who don’t. People can be funny
that way because what may have started out as just a difference of opinions has
now morphed into a full-fledged war over an idea that neither is willing to
compromise on. We claim that it is a
matter of principle and to compromise would mean that we must compromise our
principle and nothing defines a human being more than principle. If the end result of this style of thinking
didn’t result in such serious consequences, we could all laugh about it and
move on.
History
is then repeated and lessons that were supposedly learned from the last time is
quickly caste to the wayside because they no longer fit into whatever design
those who disagree need to bolster their positions. The only true need to study history is to
determine what moves were made or not made that could have given those studying
it, the outcome that they wish for now.
The primary purpose of history in this regard, is to not make the same
mistakes made then but like any other product manufactured by man, it must be
new or improved. Some say that history
is best when lessons learned are used to better a society, so we study what we
are told occurred back then only to see these same key elements arise again and
again without fail and without solutions.
The only true changes that most of our history tells us about is the
players and often times never the game itself.
When
it comes to wars, one can argue that some type of war has been raging since the
beginning of time. We can even say that
it is the reason we have constant and continuous conflicts between good and
evil. The battle for heaven happened
because Lucifer wished to replace God but God declined to step down. Since that time, we have constantly had those
who seek power wishing to remove those who are in power. It has become part of our evolution as a
species and since it was started by two it can come to an end by two. No war has ever changed anything and it never
shall. Wars only destroy and even though
some will say that we rebuild, if we are honest with ourselves, the rebuilding
stage only lends way to us having more to destroy the next time. Think back over our history and tell me one
instance where war actually changed anything of value today.
What
changes things that results in the betterment of a society, is not a war of
armament but a war of words. Two people
sitting down, across the table, face to face and each, thought passionate about
their positions, are not so arrogant that their way is the only way and willing
to actually hear and consider what the other side is saying. Ask those who were sent to sit down with those
we labelled our enemy and you may well find that it is simply a matter of
misunderstanding the purpose and reasoning of the other side which strokes such
hostile responses. If you believe that
the government is coming to take your guns, then no one will ever be able to
talk you down from that but if you think that they may come for your gun but
are willing to sit down with them and consider their point of view, it may
become increasingly clear to you that it is not your gun that they are after
but keeping the guns out of the hands of those unlike you. What changes things is the conversation that
comes when we all remember that no one person has all of the answers and never
will, that one group does not speak for everyone all the time and no one person
can solve the issues of millions without the aid and permission of the millions
affected.
THINK
ABOUT THIS:
Of
all the disciples who claimed loyalty to and followed Jesus, Judas left this
world in the most horrendous way. For
those of us who claim to be followers of Jesus today, will we leave this world
the very same way?
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