tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222065172626712190.post6965227835021538156..comments2024-03-09T05:13:08.154-05:00Comments on What in the World?: Can a Pacifist Celebrate Remembrance Day?Adrian Hellemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12611563345804489187noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222065172626712190.post-55648197553842813912014-11-17T11:27:14.895-05:002014-11-17T11:27:14.895-05:00No Way to Win at War
Jack, oldest son of Nelly ...No Way to Win at War<br /><br />Jack, oldest son of Nelly McClung,<br />went to war a boy, returned an old man, the weight of the world on his shoulders, the sights, sounds, taste, smell and touch of war, a deep impression, an unending burden on his soul.<br /><br />A stranger came up to him, gave a pat on the back, asked: how does it feel to win a war? <br /> Jack replied: "I did not know that wars were ever won! If they are it's certainly not by the people who do the fighting."<br /><br />War spreads the seeds of future animosity, grudges and simmering resentment of those who inflicted such pain on so many families.<br /><br />For the victors, who lost many buddies at war, scenes of carnage both from the enemy and their own inflicted, cities, communities, homes, sence of security forever changed, the awareness of how easy it is to get caught up in war's brutality, the trauma of horrors burned into one's mind, altering their ability to relate to others in peacetime, disabilities and addictions affect generations behind.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04901778540219312441noreply@blogger.com