Battle is sour and whatever the prize it can never make up for all the lost lives. WW1 & WW2 were caused by mans desire to be top dog. We are filled with greed we just want more and more, not stopping until there is nothing more to take turning this planet into a battlefield.One thing I believe in is humility. Just settle for what you have. Because out there millions don't have a fraction of it sometimes nothing at all. It will do us good to remember that.
I go to an international school and my parents are fairly wealthy so I don't know what it feels like, but I know it's not the greatest feeling. My parents feed me and provide the roof that I live under. Contrary to those on the battlefield as young as 12 given guns and asked to kill, for the benefit of their country but really for the government. It is a cruel way of getting to the top. All they want is economic power.
As seen in our history with both the World Wars nobody wins. The losses are much greater than the victories these are lives that have been thrown away. Eight million soldiers, including more than 50,000 Americans died. German's losses 1,700,000 killed and over 4,200,000 wounded. France had 1,300,000 deaths and over 4,200,000 wounded. In all approximately 16.5 million killed it was a war not to be forgotten.
We see examples now with war Libya standing up for it's right's because of a leader to engulfed in power to see the suffering of his own people. If only he had looked at what he had and what they needed, none of this would have happened.
Over the years greed has gotten the better of us and it consumes it's prey so they loose connection with reality. But that's not how it should be, just keep in mind the rest of the world and be happy for your fortunes because it could have been you out there.
