eye for an eye makes the whole world blind and more.
- Mohandas Karam Chand Gandhi
United Nations Headquarters in New York in front of a cool color cast iron The sculpture "cast a sword into a plow". It was in the shape of a gun. The unusual thing was that the muzzle was rolled up, tied with a knot, and the muzzle was knotted, which means world peace and no war.
Since the sculpture moved to New York, in 52 years, what has this "knotted" gun witnessed? The flames of war in one place had just been extinguished, and the smoke of gunpowder in the other place quietly rose. Vietnam, Afghanistan, Somalia, Kosovo, Iraq, Libya... I don't know how many red blood and tears are condensed behind each of these names. The reason for every war is so high-sounding, but the result of the war is so terrifying and sad to the world.
However, there is no shortage of profound reflectors in every era. They urge us to face the darkness in our hearts in the form of words or words-to reflect and repent of what we have done.
I am very fortunate to be able to see an excellent anti-war movie like "Saving Private Ryan" in a relatively peaceful era. Of course, the anti-war here is not an opposition to war, but a reflection on war.
I used to be accustomed to war heroes with Chinese characteristics, accustomed to seeing Dong Cunrui's resolute and righteous dying, accustomed to seeing Li Yunlong leading the way, and the devils disappeared in the middle of talking and laughing. After the movie is over, stand up and applaud with everyone, for victory, justice, heroes, revolution success, and the liberation of the motherland.
But is this war?
I still remember that in the English class of the second year of high school, the teacher told us to show us a war film about the Normandy landing in World War II. Looking forward to seeing the German army swept by the powerful allies, we were shocked at the beginning of the game.
This is the first time I have directly seen such a bloody and shocking war scene. When I saw the Allied soldiers walking on the beach looking for his broken arm blankly, when I saw the head of the young corporal in the picture was hit by a bullet and flew around, when I saw the landing craft deck hatch. At the moment of opening, the enemy’s bullets were blasted frantically, and countless people had not tasted the taste of war before they had passed away. Those who instilled in their heads the concept that heroes will win or even triumph effortlessly from childhood were suddenly caught. The smash of the beating.
Like everyone else, I held my breath and stared at the screen for 169 minutes, staying still in my seat. At the end of the film, there were no cheers or applause, only unbelievable expressions. A low sob spread throughout the classroom.
It suddenly became clear that war is the opposite of human nature—no reason, no warmth, no light, no future, and some are just cold bullets and endless killings. I also understand that a truly good movie does not need to be praised or promoted, or even the so-called "derived from life above life". It is enough to reflect the "real" as much as possible, and people have their own judgments.
From that day on I became a staunch anti-warist.
War originates from human ignorance and greed, and the result will only bring destruction to mankind.
The face of a politician, the banknotes in the arms of the arms dealer, the brown-black liquid buried deep in the ground, the uninhabited island hidden in the deep sea... none of them is worth the value of life, and none is worthy of our heads and blood to defend .
It's a pity that too many people still don't understand such a simple truth.
"Vietnam and the Philippines too much, not to teach them lessons can not."
"Why not put forward a Tokyo Holocaust it?"
"Must be a war between China and the US!" "We
want to clear snow shame for centuries, before the loss of all Take it back!"
"It's not that we are cruel and belligerent, but they are provoking.
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According to the latest report of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute in Sweden, global military expenditures in 2010 were still as high as US$1.531 trillion, an increase of 5.9% over 2008 and an increase of 49% over 2000.
This anti-war road is doomed to twists and turns.
I don’t know if we can remember, at the broken bridgehead of Remel, Captain Miller’s exhortation to Private Ryan before his death:
"Don't let me down. James, earn this, earn it!"
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