~The myth and Devastation of War~

If we really saw war, what war does to the young minds and bodies, it would be impossible to embrace the myth of war. Yet, wars have been a part of our world's system since the beginning of time. There have been and are religious wars, economical wars, family wars and we can go on and on,

If we had to look at mingled corpses of school children killed in wars all over this world and listen to the cries of mother's, father's and families members, we would not be able to repeat the cliches' we use to justify war.

Cliche':
A phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought.

This is why war is carefully sanitized. Another phrase would be to say it this way: We make wars appealing by eliminating anything that doesn't justify our cause of action, This is why we are given war's perverse and dark thrill but are spared from seeing war's consequences. The mythic visions of war keep it heroic and entertaining...

Mythic: Unreal - lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledge facts or criteria.

The wounded, cripple, and the dead are in this great charade, swiftly carted offstage. They are war's refuse. We do not see them. We do not hear them or care to hear them. They are doomed, like wandering spirits, to float around the edges of our consciousness, ignored, even reviled.

Reviled:
Contemptuous language in speaking to or about; call bad names.

Have you ever seen an injured/wounded soldier walk into a restaurant, body mingled to the point of someone saying "why are they letting him/her in here? I can't eat around them. Well, this is so sad, Truth  be told, I didn't speak that out loud, but I've thought it in my heart. And yes, SHAME on ME!!!. But I thank God for changing my attitude and my outlook to the point of my readiness and willingness to assist by holding the door or assisting to help them get seated and offering to pay for their meal out of appreciation and not pity for them,

Oh God, wars are terrible, but in some instances necessary!

The message they tell is to painful for us to hear. We prefer to celebrate ourselves and our Nation by imbibing the myths of glory, honor, patriotism, and heroism. Words that in combat become empty and meaningless.

Imbibing: To absorb or soak up.

This is sad to say, but the terror we give in war, is the terror we get! ... I back that statement with this quote; "Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap."

~These are my thoughts ... I welcome yours~