This is a video of a young man auditioning for X Factor in Australia and it reminded me so much of why I absolutely hate war! I dont believe in war or anything to do with weapons of any kind because I don't believe it will resolve the issue that is mosty deeply rooted in customs and religion within a society. Growing up in Germany with generations that have gone through the second world war and seeing how it destroyed them as individuals because of the things they witnessed and had happened to themselves made me understand the concequences of war.
The video is of a young Iraqui that was born during the first Iraq war against the USA in 1990. He was born without limps because of the use of chemical weapons during this war. He is truly an inspiration but also a testament to what war does to innocent people because the real victims of war are those that really have nothing to do with the actual conflict itself. Listening to John Lennon's lyrics of the song 'Imagine' (written in 1971...the lyrics even apply today more) solidified my conviction that war as a conflict resolution is the wrong way.
Imagine - John Lennon (1971)
Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today
Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope some day you'll join us
And the world will be one
Imagine no possesions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world
You may say I'm a dreamer
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope some day you'll join us
And the world will live as one
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