War costs a lot and achieves nothing (1)

In my opinion, the situation tragically demonstrates that violence breeds violence; contempt breeds contempt.

Conversely, understanding breeds understanding; compassion breeds compassion; trust breeds trust; and, ultimately, love breeds love.

As with all difficult situations in life, whatever our age, race, gender or religion, it sometimes takes a few hard knocks for us to realise: (a) we are all imperfect; (b) other people are not us and we have no control over other people, only ourselves; (c) with rights, come responsibilities; (d) all life is seasonal; there are ups, downs and plateaus; (e) none of us can really know anything beyond our own existence - and only God can judge.

How sad it makes me to learn of more violence, more pain, more deaths, more destruction, more terror, more dislocated families, businesses, communities, and so on. The situation is hurting us all. Be it directly or indirectly, wars cost the world.

Whatever our stance in life, our background or upbringing, surely we all agree that war achieves nothing other than to benefit arms manufacturers, coffin makers and a handful of others who make financial gain from atrocities against humanity. When will we learn?