In our cruel and chaotic world, the life goals of many are simply to find peace. Happiness, love and tranquility are what we all strive for, so why do so many people die in gruesome fights every day? Some people fight under the illusion that they will ultimately create a more peaceful world. But I believe that the future world is being created right here, right now. A beautiful country renowned for its calm prosperity will not be born out of the blood of its enemies, but by the strength of its friendships.
It is true that sometimes fighting is necessary. To refuse to hurt someone who is about to kill you will not result in anything but your own death. However, unncessary and unjustified violence will harm more people than it will help. During world war one, the entire human race was affected by the death and destruction inflicted. Soldiers and civilians alike were subjected to trauma and immediate danger, and many others felt the ripples of influence as relatives or family members injured either mentally or physically. Those who were suffered mental conditions because of the war often became nervous, angry, violent, or depressed. These people had seen what no one should ever have to, and they suffered with that knowledge for the rest of their lives.
Violence is an inbred part of human nature. It is how we can settle disputes, protect ourselves and our families, and assert our dominance. However, I believe that in our current society, violence poses much more harm than usefullness. We have evolved enough to treat criminals with dignity and a fair trial - now can't we do the same with our rivals? If people could just let go of their fake alliances to countries and states and feel their true alliance to the human race, we could all stand together as equals with no need to fight for land or politics again. We need to learn to cooperate, and to distinguish between friendly and deadly competition.
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I couldn't agree with you more. War and violence is so pointless. In WWI, the "peace" treaty only caused more resent and conflict! Peace cannot be achieved by fighting, and even though that sounds obvious, that's what people try to do! But, what you said in your first paragraph is true. People fight to try and obtain peace, and that's never going to work!
ReplyDeletebrilliant writing and your thesis shines through at the very end. some of your ideas aren't connected though.
ReplyDeleteYour post is very uplifting. I really like your line about the alliance to the human race rather than alliances in countries. However, I think that even if violence is unneccesary, it is inevitable. People will fight over their differences and for their beliefs, even if it would be better to accept different viewpoints and not fight. You may be right in that peace cannot be attained by violence, but there will always be people who are ready to kill over their differences, despite the fact that it will not end peacefully.
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