on war...
It never ceases to amaze me that every culture in the world upholds the same values, involving love, integrity and family. People of all cultures and religions all over the world need to feed themselves, clothe themselves even if through different food and fashions. The institutions of marriage and family are surprisingly similar too - Every country produces grains, dairy and vegetables, and meat. We all need water and air to survive. People all over the world transact on a daily basis - exchanging goods and services through currency. Everyone indulges in some form of performing arts - every country has produced painters, sculptors, dancers and musicians.... Schools and universities exist in all countries.
With so many things being similar, why then, do we clash? My theory is that we fight because we focus on our differences, and how those make us superior to others - Each of us, I believe, secretly wants the rest of the world to believe in what we believe, to love as we love, to hate as we hate - And this usually lies dormant, until a clever politician awakens this and unifies as against another group of people - We seek solace that we are not the only ones that feel these feelings, and nurture the comraderie that only a common enemy can evoke and sustain...
War, is business- Its not a clash of ideals, its not a clash of values - its a grab for power. I think war is the most primitive way of handling differences - If after so many years of evolution, we havent grown past that, perhaps we havent evolved all that much?
My colleague's son is in the Marine Corps and he is so proud of his son - I grew up thinking so too, about patriotism and the people that defend our borders - And I continue to have the utmost respect for these people that go to war on our behalf - I wonder what motivates them to face death- its probably because they believe that they are fighting for a cause - What if they realized that they were fighting for one man? - to further his cause and his interests....
With so many things being similar, why then, do we clash? My theory is that we fight because we focus on our differences, and how those make us superior to others - Each of us, I believe, secretly wants the rest of the world to believe in what we believe, to love as we love, to hate as we hate - And this usually lies dormant, until a clever politician awakens this and unifies as against another group of people - We seek solace that we are not the only ones that feel these feelings, and nurture the comraderie that only a common enemy can evoke and sustain...
War, is business- Its not a clash of ideals, its not a clash of values - its a grab for power. I think war is the most primitive way of handling differences - If after so many years of evolution, we havent grown past that, perhaps we havent evolved all that much?
My colleague's son is in the Marine Corps and he is so proud of his son - I grew up thinking so too, about patriotism and the people that defend our borders - And I continue to have the utmost respect for these people that go to war on our behalf - I wonder what motivates them to face death- its probably because they believe that they are fighting for a cause - What if they realized that they were fighting for one man? - to further his cause and his interests....
posted by NV at 1:59 PM
2 Comments:
it's amazing what faith can do, it seems to defy reason almost at all times .
I agree, but I wonder if in a lot of cases it is really a version of "mob mentality" ? If a hundred people around you say one thing, but your reason tells you something else, who would you go along with?
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