These famous words as said by Gandhi reflect my view on war in general.
I do believe in justice, which means that if you do injustice to someone else you should be liable for it and be punished accordingly. This does not mean thou that a person should be punished in exactly the same way you were hurt in. It is only human to have the urge to do that.
What Gandhi means, is that if you go by the saying ” tit for tat ” nobody will be left alive in the long run. This may sound ridiculous but if you want to be highly analytical and get to a statistical equation, it is actually possible. All it takes to make this happen is a world where everyone is fetup with each other and where everyone wants it his own way.
To prove my point is actually very easy. If Hermanus High school is divided into two groups and they operate on the basis of gangsterism, you have a foolproof recipe for eradication of the Hermanus High school learners and most probably the teachers as well. Even if this may be questioned by the most doubtful amongst us and this will hopefully be only a hypothetical theory, one must never misjudge the fury of people to whom an injustice has been done. It is not without reason that one of the most well known sayings goes like this:
Hell hath no fury like a women scorned
It is only human to want revenge on equal bases, but when you are personally involved you will always overreact. This is why the war in Ireland will never come to an end. If an innocent offspring of a protestant hears about the injustice that has been done to his ancestors who was killed innocently, it is just common knowledge that in a moment of unreasonable rage he will kill an innocent Irishman. So, Gandhi was spot on with his prediction and his plea for peace.
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I will not stop preaching peace; even thou it is unfair, it is better that the most honorable war
(Cicero)
Nobody should ever try to emphasize his views on someone else by force because this might lead to conflict. None of us wants to live in fear and I cannot contemplate the thought of my family or friends being killed in a war where we are all just pawns in a chess game played by irresponsible chess masters.
But war’s a game, which were their subjects wise, kings would not play at.
