ARE WE AT WAR?...

“Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win”…Sun Tzu

The Battle and the war!

Ever heard the catch phrase ‘Lose the battle and win the war’? Well, it’s actually an analytical figure of speaking, same as ‘let the little fish go so that you can catch the bigger fish’; only in this context it looks like you are systematically creating a bait for an apparent enemy or prey as the case may be.

My point, we need to move on up, way beyond mediocrity and truly live up to our creed when we constantly say; ‘Think outside the box and look at the bigger picture’.

Essentially though, it is pertinent to acknowledge the very likely idea that we are unwittingly deposing the fact that we are at war with one very unlikely enemy… ourselves.

In as much as this is no mystery at all, it is however unsubtly disturbing that we are cautiously working hard to do absolutely nothing positive about it, how convenient, sarcastically speaking.

“I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy”…John Adams

War and peace

Life they say is as easy as it gets, yet hard and vice versa.

We being at war with ourselves goes beyond having multiple personality disorders which ultimately confuses and hurts us like an auto-immune disorder, but we have also failed to love our neighbours, not necessarily as ourselves as we also have failed to work at doing that due to our selfish pride, over-bloated egos and lack of contentment.

“War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength…George Orwell

Need a wake up call? Well, here goes: Believe it or not, the world is massively hacked and relentlessly rigged, whether you like it or not.

Still in doubt? Look at it this way. The world has existed for as long as science and history tells us, right? 
Which of course literally culminates to millions of years, I don’t mean to be vague, I’m just trying to meet the scientists half way as they all come up with different theories and schools of thought.

Moving forward, with the earth currently containing about seven billion people, and statistically perhaps a previous One hundred and eight billion have died away from the inception of life till date.

“The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting”…Sun Tzu

There is definitely an assurance more than probability that the odds allow constant crisis and manipulations from group to group due to human nature to dominate, hence wars, conspiracies and even terrorism.

Scientists have however postulated (as usual) that man’s ultimate goal is inner peace, which occasionally occurs after contentment and fulfillment of touching lives.

“Tell me why are we so blind to see that the ones we hurt are you and me?”…Gangsta’s Paradise by Coolio (American Rapper, Chef, Actor and Record Producer)

Peace and love

We are fond of saying we want peace and we care about people, truth is they both require commitment and hard work.

I learnt from a friend sometime ago that love is the ability and virtue to make an unconditional sacrifice for man and humanity. 
This has stayed with me for as long as I can remember, yet we constantly have a bunch of secret groups popping out of every corner like James Bond trying to fix the world.

We have heard of loads of conspiracy theories where both Government and terrorists tend to dictate which direction the world goes by monitoring the internet, weaponry, high level information, transportation and fortune 500 companies which include pharmaceuticals, oil, computers and not to make little.

“Share your smile with the world. It’s a symbol of friendship and peace”…Christie Brinkley

The kinds of battles that happen behind the scenes are both clandestine and overwhelming.

The fate of the world and her inhabitants are defined on a round table of a few privileged, they being wealthy and powerful is an understatement, their mission is to play God, while playing our lives like a game of chess, and if they determine that the world goes to war, they are the ones who won’t be carrying rifles, but we and our children definitely will, and if I vividly recall as do you, there are usually casualties in such circumstances.

“Love, we say is life; but love without hope and faith is agonizing death”…Elbert Hubbard

Love and Faith

I get a lot of criticism for always bringing up love, but wouldn’t you know that love does conquer all?

Even this blog is centered on love; as we constructively criticize trends so that we do the right thing, get it?

I once read an article, which enlightened me that love does require a lot of hard work, obligation and thoughtful effort.

To love, you have to deliberately choose to genuinely commit to the other person or humanity in general.

So what are we doing to avoid the next war? The sci-fi movies that have dominated box offices clearly seem to anticipate it and have infected the rest of the world with their dark fantasies. 
I wonder who is infiltrating the minds of the media, musicians, movie producers, politicians and other groups that get the world’s attention and making them plant wrong ideas in our minds.

Too many things are just not right as our health dwindles, wealth plummets, terrorists thrive, Government cheats, Politicians lie, same sex marry, meanwhile the new generation is watching as they are further confused about what the future expects of them in this literally insane world. 
This is the exact point where love perfectly fits in, just as Martin Luther King Jr. said, “Darkness cannot overcome darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot conquer hat, only love can do that”, and one more thing, we’ve got to have faith.

Thank you for your time.

Akin Abimbola.

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