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War and That One That Was
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War and That One That Was |
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Abe Senior Member
since 2003-05-28
Posts 694Looks like Vero Beach, FL until the end! 
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THAT ONE, THAT WAS! In all those places here and abroad Laid beneath headstones, row on row All the Heroes from all of our Wars Lay quiet as mournful Taps blow. The records kept of the Fallen From the Revolutionary War The numbers growing till this day As we keep adding, more and more. The silent Valor of those resting For all ofLife’s Eternity Left loved ones grieving for forever With cries from each and every Family. The Call To Arms, a way of life Throughout the History of Man To try to find a Peaceful way? Pre-empted by some Battle Plan. Most Wars caused by Religion In the name of Righteousness Some fought over Land and Power And just plain Human Greediness. Is it the survival of the fittest? Or caused by some Ancient Instinct? So far we have been very lucky But no doubt, someday we’ll be extinct. We think we are Sophisticates And the wisest Animals created That some Super Being made us And maybe somehow are all related. But since the dawn of Mankind We have tried to kill our Brother And sometimes even a Sister And a Father and a Mother. Seems we are lower form of life Even with all our intellect Our main goal is one-upmanship While we spout, Love and Respect. We may have been Created Equal When we were Born into this World But, we’ll try to control others And soon, the Battle Flag’s unfurled. So we send our Young off to War That’s just the way it seems to be And seems we will keep doing it In every Nation and Country. War is a waste of everything Though sometimes forced to Fight We even have “Rules of War” To help guide us to Kill right. While we are the only Animal Who Kills for the thrill ofKilling Maybe we’ll Evolve into a Being Who will no longer be willing. Till then we’ll build our Bombs and Guns And Fight in the Name of some “Cause” Unless we join those many Species Who used to be, That One, That Was! "Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. This world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children . . . Under the cloud of threatening war, it is humanity hanging from a cross of iron." - Dwight D Eisenhower, from "The Chance for Peace" address delivered before the American Society of Newspaper Editors, April 16, 1953 Del "Abe" Jones Mankind's greatest accomplishment is not the revolution of technology, it is the evolution of creativity. [This message has been edited by Abe (05-29-2006 03:11 PM).] |
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Mistletoe Angel 
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
 (angel prayer hugs) Oh Abe, I share these philosophical and humanitarian concerns as you do, dearest friend, it deeply saddens me that I truly believe our politicians especially seem to take for granted that under the uniform of every young man and women who serves the best interests of this country in heart is one of our own children, one of our own siblings in spirit, and in merely commemorating the former, we're simply not hearing the desires that are universally felt in heart; the desire that someday peace will finally be promised to our children long before we become extinct. (sad sigh) I believe wholeheartedly that we must care for and honor those that have served to the fullest, for these are our children and must know especially how noble and admirable their services are, which I am most proud to do this Memorial Day and every other day, and I also believe if we continue down this road where we decide in war over peace, it will ultimately result in the early destruction of us all, and I believe that is universally understood in the hearts of all! God Bless You, dearest friend, let's continue to pray the current war in Iraq will end as soon as possible and beyond that we can all unite closer toward peaceful resolution, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Abe, thank you for sharing!  May love and light always shine upon you! Love, Noah Eaton "If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other" |
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