Comments on: religion and war http://anhsang.wordpress.com/2006/11/08/religion-and-war/ Destination - Việt-Nam, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Cambodia Sun, 26 Oct 2008 15:51:31 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: cafengocmy http://anhsang.wordpress.com/2006/11/08/religion-and-war/#comment-1955 cafengocmy Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:41:53 +0000 http://anhsang.wordpress.com/2006/11/08/religion-and-war/#comment-1955 The popular attitude toward the old war is quite different from the official one. The young folks may show an interest for a moment but then say it is irrelevant. The older ones, the ones who experienced it say it was fated to happen. It is long over and they don´t want to relive it, to remember it. Old soldiers who go back chasing ghosts often make the mistake of assuming there must be resentment of the Americans for the war and try to apologize to whomever they talk to for American actions and are disconcerted when they don´t want to hear it. It is Fate and nothing of it adheres to you and me. More tea? Americans have a hard time understanding Fate. The popular attitude toward the old war is quite different from the official one. The young folks may show an interest for a moment but then say it is irrelevant. The older ones, the ones who experienced it say it was fated to happen. It is long over and they don´t want to relive it, to remember it. Old soldiers who go back chasing ghosts often make the mistake of assuming there must be resentment of the Americans for the war and try to apologize to whomever they talk to for American actions and are disconcerted when they don´t want to hear it. It is Fate and nothing of it adheres to you and me. More tea? Americans have a hard time understanding Fate.

]]> By: Aunt Kim http://anhsang.wordpress.com/2006/11/08/religion-and-war/#comment-222 Aunt Kim Thu, 09 Nov 2006 00:38:25 +0000 http://anhsang.wordpress.com/2006/11/08/religion-and-war/#comment-222 Hi Hao, What you are seeing is the cold truth of war. Neither side is ever completely right, and all that is left is carnage for both. War is never an answer. It leaves more damage than anything else, and in the end, you wonder what is was all for. It is good to see the war from the other perspective. It is my hope that your generation will learn from the mistakes of the past so there will never again be that kind of suffering. I am so glad this trip has brought you so much understanding of the world outside of your own. Take care and stay safe. Hi Hao,

What you are seeing is the cold truth of war. Neither side is ever completely right, and all that is left is carnage for both. War is never an answer. It leaves more damage than anything else, and in the end, you wonder what is was all for. It is good to see the war from the other perspective. It is my hope that your generation will learn from the mistakes of the past so there will never again be that kind of suffering. I am so glad this trip has brought you so much understanding of the world outside of your own. Take care and stay safe.

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