Peace. A word taught to all children by mentors who themselves barely understand the meaning of it. It is a word that carries with it the anger of those lost wars, the glory of those who won, the nostalgia of old times, and the boundless minds of philosophers. It is a word that guided the brave hearts of soldiers who fought tirelessly in wars, a word that brings people together and a word that forces families apart. A word that aims to make wars a thing of the past, and a word that is the cause of wars.
Let me start with how my father taught me what peace was. We were playing with my lego collection, in a storyline that went something like this. My father’s hand, imitating a ferocious monster, toppled down the castle that guarded the princess.
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Peace, to a young girl, was when there are no bad guys in the world, and where all the good guys live in happiness. Despite how childish this idea is, it still fundamentally is what many people believe peace to be. Today, people live shielded by ignorance, believing that soldiers, are out there fighting against monsters with no real motivation, seeking to protect us civilians. That noble knights are doing all they can to keep princesses from harm. They believe, that when those monsters are killed, when the war finally ends, then we can finally taste the sweet warmth of …show more content…
People grow up never realising that ISIS soldiers, rebels and North Korean soldiers are people with love in their hearts and causes worth fighting for, just like we do. How can we face a child born to an ISIS soldier that everything they have known is wrong ? And how can they look into the eyes of an American child and say that everything they have known is wrong? For North Koreans, they believe that communism is the right way to live. For the ISIS, they believe that following the path of Allah is the right way to live. And for us, we believe that capitalism and the freedom of religion is the right way of live. So how can peace be achieved, if everyone thinks that they are doing the right thing? How can peace be achieved, if who the “bad guys” and “good guys” are remains frustratingly unclear? How can peace be achieved, if children are never taught to think about others with different ways of