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We are fighting several wars at the same time

Carlton Ishmael
By Carlton Ishmael

These days all you hear about is Wars. In every corner of the globe is the same sad story: every Country is building their arsenal to protect their turf. Those with money  are now stockpiling, each preparing to defend their country and their  philosophy and way of life.

War is also big business and many profit from it, especially those who create weapons. And some  people want wars to happen and continue, so that they can get the contracts to rebuild after the devastation has taken place.

We in this small  island are also fighting  several wars at the same time. We have young men fighting each other, killing randomly because it seems to satisfy their egos, or make them feel  like conquerors.

Guns  are rampant and available all over and it takes nothing to snuff out another’s life because that makes them all feel empowered.

Then we have wars steming from survival, as times are getting rough  and it’s all about  having more than another, and since this is the way of the world, we fight to stay alive doing whatsoever we think necessary to achieve our ambitions and create necessary wealth.

Then there is what is known as spiritual wars, trying to decide if God’s laws is more important than man’s. The reality of good versus evil is a battle we live through daily and few believe that killing or destruction is not  evil and they feel justified with their every action.

Then there is the war of control, some men thinking that they should  be in control of their women, and vice versa.

There is now also a new war, people that  want to own and control every inch of land because  they think that man should not have to live with the beast or reptiles of the land and would  wipe out all if necessary because they see them as hamful, so they care nothing about  biodiversity or the law of ‘live and let live’.

We have those who fight for material needs, will cheat, bluff, steal if they have to, exploit in anyway for self satisfaction — and to satisfy their greed.

We have countless battles going on at the same time. Mankind has lost all morals and decency and love is superficial and materal craving is the way to go.

Parents think their children should  do as they please, those who have think exploitation is normal as it builds wealth, the churches appear to speak only  for people who seek the kingdom in heaven and leave man to fight for their earthy kingdom.

The battle of the haves and the have-nots, man want to control this earth, the skies and even the other planets. In this war, nations want to control mankind, the government wants to decide who should get or be supported and they should control the loot and our lives.

We have wars to establish morals and decipline,  wars for better education, wars against laws and wars against each other. The fight is in every walk of life, materal warfare is rampant and tomorrow is a continuation of yesterday.

We have class wars,  people who think they are better than another,  wars for position, for status, war against everything  — even war against life itself.

No body wins in war, but every body continues to fight. This is a way of life inherited from times immemorial.

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