War for the king

13 march 2022

Hi everyone good day and Happy weekend. For some reason I am just excited today maybe because it is the weekend and we all know that the weekend is for relaxing and having a good time.

It rained this morning which is something I had been looking forward to for a long time now considering how hot it has been for the past 2 weeks here in Lagos. I am enjoying this weather almost too much I hope it rains again.

For today’s topic .. I would like to talk about a picture I saw on WhatsApp via @Greatwolfman ‘s status. I think he is going to write about it if he hasn’t. It was a pretty interesting picture and I would tell you why in a bit; here is the picture

Image source : A N O N Y M O U S

Immediately I saw this image a thought struck me.

“War might is part of human existence”

Can it be that we can not do without fighting and killing each other? You look at what is going on today in the world and you stop to ask yourself is there even hope for peace? Maybe peace is an illusion. An illusion that can never be true.

“The worth of one life to many”

Just like that image clearly depict; The ego, pride and life of the king and his household is usually more important than the life of his citizens. You see leaders ordering their soldiers to war to fight to death. When all is said and done and the war is over they maybe throw a celebration party for these souls that lost their life’s for the supposed “freedom” and for “country” just to make it seem like they have sacrificed their lives for a just course. When in reality they only died because their leader thought of them as pawns in a chess game.

“Yes we won the war but at what cost”

If after the war ends a lot of people have lost their lives only for the king to say he was victorious over his enemies is that really winning?. Who ever agreed that war is the best way to settle disputed between countries.

Dont get me wrong I am not saying the king should be the one to die first when a war starts.. all I am saying is maybe there is better way for we as humans to settle our differences without killing each other. I am also saying that sometimes these wars can be avoided if only our leaders can stop seeing our lives as nothing but “collateral damages”.

“What is the purpose”

Again I question their existence. Were these soldiers sent to the world to die for their kings. Is their life that worthless that they give it up for another man’s agenda. These soldiers that die don’t they have a life, a dream, a family and their personal war? I saw this image and I questioned a lot of things.

Innocent people are being killed for reasons they have no control over. It's heartbreaking to witness this, but it's also amusing how this behaviour has been ingrained in our culture. Innocent individuals will perish as a result of events in which they are not even involved. 

I mean, there was a war that began over a plant, and when they captured it, they didn't realize the significance of that plant, which is the coca plant, which is a drug that you inject into your head and makes you stupid.

“Obey the last order”

What if the man giving the order isn’t in the right frame of mind. It is okay for a good number of men or women to die just because of the negligence of the commander-in-charge.

i feel like I had too many thoughts about that image and some of them seem really “stupid” because if we really go deep there is a reason for everything and when we battle there are reasons why they do but in conclusion let me just say this

Most leaders have no concept of war. This is why there is a conflict to begin with. They're lying, and some individuals are willing to die to disprove them at the end of the day everyone has a part to play and if giving your life up in battle is the path someone decides to take then so be it .. but again if war is price for peace then I ask again “what is peace ?”

Thank you and God bless ✍️❤️.

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