In the United States, we celebrate Memorial Day. It is a day to honor those who died in service to their country. It is heartbreaking to see the amount of war and conflict in the world today. The sick irony is that those who wage war seldom, if ever, have fought personally in conflict. They are men in suits using brothers, sons, daughters and sisters to risk their lives to advance their conflict. When we lose a soldier in a war, it is far more than just a loss of life. It is a loss for friends, family and community. It is a loss of a soul and a heart for the world. There are even leaders who do not respect this ultimate sacrifice. Referring to those who died as ‘losers’. Though they have never been brave enough to face combat themselves.
In addition to all of the loss we experience during war, it does not stop there. In this country, according to recent statistics, we lose more than 17 veterans a day to suicide. The pain and hurt that they experience during war comes home with them. We need to invest more in the physical and mental well-being of our veterans than we are currently doing, This is another cost of war that many of us do not consider.
Knowing all of the pain and loss that war causes, we should do our best to eliminate leaders that perpetuate war and conflict. The loss is too great to allow our leaders to push us into conflicts that are often politically or financially motivated. As we honor those we have lost, we should be inspired to push our leaders to use diplomacy and peace. The best way we can honor our brave fallen soldiers is to make sure their sacrifice motivates us to push that much harder for peace.
SECRET 2 AN AMAZING LIFE 