“Now, Therefore, I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the cessation of hostilities of World War II, effective twelve o’clock noon, December 31, 1946.” The world was engaged in gruesome wars for most of the modern era. This is true because people, and groups of people, and the rulers of people are constantly competing for resources, land, influence and power. Leaders talk peace, but wage war.
Be The Change You Wish To See
In the same way that it takes two people to have an argument, it takes two countries to fight a war. Both decide to struggle against the other. Both have a choice between diplomacy and violence. There are moments when peace may be achieved, and so many times, as in the Ukrainian war, those moments come and go. There is the seed of violence and war in every human being. There is also the seed of peace. What do we water? What we water is what will grow.
War is not a sports event. It is serious violence and destruction. Yet, we treat wars as if they are athletic competitions where we love our team and are desperate for them to win. We cheer our side on whether we are right to battle the other side or not.
Are we destined to keep fighting for decades and centuries to come, or will we blow up our planet in an attempt to defeat our enemies, and in so doing make our planet uninhabitable? Let us be the change that we want the world to replicate.
It’s Up To Us
We can choose to elect leaders who are peacemakers. Women and men who know the true costs of war and are ready to do all they can to make and keep the peace. This would begin by not arming the world so that it is in a constant state of war.
The shout will go out that if we don’t do it, someone else will. We’ve heard that cry before. What about the cry of all the mothers and wives and children who have lost loved ones in stupid, unwinnable wars? Human beings suffer because of the wrong decisions of their rulers.
It is up to the people to change the system that is rigged against them. Not just in America, but around the world. It begins with open discussion and debate between people who believe they are natural enemies. War will only end when we stop waring with each other, find the common ground that is there in our humanity, and work together to heal the world.
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