Open Prompt - War

Because of the Chapel speech, and the topic of war had been stuck in my head. So for this blog post, I am going to talk about my thought of war.The ideas are unique, and you might not agree with it, this is just my personal view.

People around me have always said that war is a very bad thing, like it said in the song "War" by Edwin Starr, "What is it good for? Absolutely nothing". I do agree that war is bad, but I do not agree that war have no benefits upon the human race. For each individual, the effect is majorly bad. From the physical side, one could be injured heavily or even be killed after war. From the mental side, one's family could be lost, and the image of killing somebody in the war could stain one's mind forever. But a person been in a war can gain some extra knowledge and learn some extra skills. Also one could be mentally prepared for anything that he/she might face in life. For the whole human race as a group, war is partially bad. A country or a culture might be completely destroyed and leaving no marks on Earth for the next generation. Even if a country survives the war, its economy would slow down and its people would be in constant fear for decades. But if we look at the good side of war, it will boost technology development and medical research significantly. And through those researches, it might save more people later on. Through those technology developments, it might improve people's lives later on.

Nobody wants war to happen. But I believe, even nobody wants war to happen, war is going to happen, and war isn't a completely bad thing. I believe if there isn't war, the human race would end up a lots worse. If everyone remained peace to each other, we would be living in a utopia with no new technology developing and no more medical researches. People's lives would never improve. And even worse, if a disease came through, the whole human race might distinct. Everyone agrees that war is a bad thing, but from the perspective of the whole human race, war is required for the growth of the human society. I hope that humans will figure out a way that could improve out lives peacefully, and make the world a better place!

Jiahua(Tiger) Wang
11/3/15 (edited on 11/5/15)