The End of War
Peace has continued as an unpermanent situation for the last 3,500 years. Humanity’s longing for peace maintains its vitality each period…
People’s methods in pursuing relations are numerous according to a wide variety of benefits and purposes that may exist for every person. Universal policies are also based on the struggle for power and interests, like all the other policies. In these circumstances, “peace” has existed in only 270 years of the 3500-year-old human history already mentioned. This has made “war” an indicator of the ordinary, as regular experiences of mankind’s history.
When I was a child I had a great friend in the neighborhood. We would have childish fights like all kids do. We would have been cross and gone to our houses. But I would have gone to her house, neglecting her coquerty, and I tried to make peace with her even I was right. She was my best friend.
This is the only peace subject in my life. Being in peace with my friend who I loved. It is still it’s hard for me to think beyond, to accept the existence of war and think that peace is anti-war.
War is madness that happens due to ambition, extreme stress, desire of domination and exploitation. It happens on the fight among religions, faiths, nations, territories, etc.
I haven’t been present in any period of war during my life. I’m watching death like watching a movie on TV. My consciousness can’t accept reality. Even I can’t put myself in their place. I can’t think that it could also happen to me.
Unfortunately, there is war with or without guns.
It’s embarrassing to sit safely at home and write a letter of peace.
You know why? Because it sounds terrible that a human is killing some other, more than when someone is killed somewhere, far away. I’m not dying with this dying person. I’m getting dirty with the killer and I’m carrying this disgrace in my skin, in my blood.
Maybe I’m collapsing someone’s safe house, stealing his or her breath and his or her smile in this world. And maybe stealing her children’s smile as well.
I couldn’t believe that I can do or may do all of these. It’s a terrible shame.
This can’t be our aim to be born. My existence can’t give any pain to another person.
According to me that war is unbelieveable from these sides. People die of disease or disaster. But this is not a disease, this is not a disaster, this is not faith.
Why do I do this? Our old world needs peace. Human, nations, environment, animals and herbs, and states are tired.
As Immanuel Kant has said, “War will end when even there will be reached to a new conscience that is acceptable in every corner of the world or there will be nothing to battle.”
Post written by Neslihan Çiflik/ Gülüm Gelece
Pictures taken from (1) kosovaonline.info and (2) wallpapergravity.com
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Very nice post, thank you very much Nesly.
You made me reflect a lot: yes we have lived in times of war, but we have been lucky for not actually living in it. We only watch in on tv, in the movies or even in pictures. We might see it now as a “normal” situation, but this is only because we have always had a piece of bread to eat and a roof to sleep under it.
I very much support your saying:
“This can’t be our aim to be born. My existence can’t give any pain to another person.”
Thank you!