WHY ARE WE AT WAR?

Ever since I was born, all I hear about is war. I turn on the TV to listen to news from all over the world and all I hear and see are reports of conflicts across the globe. Are we not tired of fighting each other? Is the human race that hell bent on dominating each other? I am beginning to think that the sole reason of our existence is to overshadow each other. War has been with us since the beginning of time, and does not look like stopping any time soon. My question is this, why do we risk our lives for something we do not understand?

            As a soldier, you signed up for the army in order to serve your country, and even lay down your life when it matters the most. You pick up a gun and go into battle against someone you have never met, and chances are you will not meet that person again. Have you ever stopped and asked yourself, “why am I fighting this person, is war the only way to settle this?” These are questions that should be asked before picking up those arms.

            Most times, we go to war and kill innocent people over differences that exist between two leaders of which we know nothing about. You are just given orders and you obey without asking questions. Certainly we are not robots and neither are we programmed. We have minds to think, so let us use them. Rewind back to the days of the kings of Israel and look at the way they fought their battles. The kings led their armies into battles and fights, sometimes losing their lives in the process. Of course, they know that they may die, but they go to battle with the pride of leading their people. But in this generation, the president seats in his mansion, and sends citizens he or she claims to care about, into battle to fight over a course they know little to nothing about. Is this not madness? This is the definition of wickedness. Let us start asking questions before we take action. Why can’t these leader get into a boxing ring and fight it out man-to-man. Whoever loses bows to the wishes of the winner. This way we will end bloodshed among innocent people.

            The human nature is used to domination and elimination so my idea is quite laughable, but if people can wake up from their slumber, wars will be a thing of the past. The fate of a country at war lies in the hands of the soldier at the battlefield. If every soldier can stop and say NO to killing people, if they refuse to obey the words of their Generals, peace will reign. I cannot imagine the amount of people who have died in battle over what they do not understand, but we can stop it today. Let those who have problems settle it between themselves and not involving innocent lives. We have lost too many souls already.