After WWII the countries involved made peace, we could have achieved the same result without a war.
No one wins a war, they build more hatred towards the ‘victors’ that festers for generations l, and eventually we find ourselves back at the beginning of a cycle of new genocide and hate.
Speaking of hate, I hate writing like this. I don’t want to write like this. I don’t believe that in the 21st Century there should be any need whatsoever to write like this.
And I can’t believe that there is.
However
If you don’t believe in world peace then you help to perpetuate the killing of children, and the continuing development of hate throughout the world.
You don’t have to believe that it’s possible at the moment, there is overwhelming evidence to the contrary that only a fool would ignore, and I’m not a fool. But…
How many millions have to die before peace starts to sound quite important?
Which of us had the right to decide whether someone else gets to live?
No one. Not one single person anywhere has that right.
How can a sweet innocent child be killed anywhere for any reason?
How can innocent men and women be assaulted and murdered because of where they were born?
How can any religion be more important than a single life?
Why does one country need an empire to feel respected? I’m embarrassed by what my country did and blown away by the generosity of the Commonwealth in coming together as a team of which we’re part. It’s a true honour.
Why can’t we’re learn from the past and do better?
Why are we so scared?
Why are we manufacturing hate?
The past cannot be changed, and it’s where we’re still living.
Two world wars achieved nothing. The peace the world built after WWII is one of our collective greatest achievements.
Gorbachev will live in history as one of the greatest men ever. One of the most courageous. It was wonderful to finally ‘meet’ Russia.
Voices?
Now that we have social media, now that we have our own voices, or collective governments and religious leaders don’t get to speak for us. We can speak.
If you believe in peace say so.
If you believe in the rights of innocents say so.
Let’s come together as one people realised of visual differences or ancient training, regardless of the past that m cannot be changed and holds all the lessons we need to say:
No more war.
No more genocide.
No more killing children.
No more using women and girls as weapons of war.
No more killing innocent men and boys.
No more turning our children to hatred and poisoning their lives, thus perpetuating further violence and destruction.
If you resonate with this
Please add your voice, please exercise your power to speak out.
The world has much to be sorry for in the past, but this is now and we are the future.
Let it be better than this.
The people marching together for peace now, give us hope. Writers have always been part of the process of change in this world. Let’s do whatever we can, all of us, everywhere…
For the children.
Deb xx
Deb Hawken - Amorah 