Magius (magius) wrote in valarnet, @ 2013-05-14 22:45:00 |
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It was my deep and fervent hope to never see a war again, after Viet Nam. Being here, in this little occurrence this weekend... I cannot but think that we all of us are lucky. It could have been far worse, and gone on far longer. Even in three and a half days of conflict I feel that life itself was stretched thin.
I saw acts of heroism, and of hate, of cowardice and despair, of hope, and of selfless sacrifice. This was a dark hour and yet, in it, there were people who showed that, here and now, mankind is neither ending, nor doomed. It was... horrible, and I hope to never see it's like again. But if I must, then I would rather see it with such people at my side as I stood with this weekend.
And now, this day done, I am going to go have a meal and wine and do my best to forget, once more, that war exists.