The Ones Who Sit In The Dark

Tuesday - hmm, that would have been two days ago - was the day I went on a battlefield tour. It wasn't that bad, lots of blood and gore, but only in the stories, the stories of bloody fights on my darling little Singapore. Our guide was one who tried, in spite of his own beliefs, to give us the unadultarated version of the whole war. But there was a very big issue of the Geneva.. um something. AHH!! I can't remember what it was called but it started with a C.


Anyway, it is an agreement signed by a country stating that it will not break those rules by treating their POWs[Prisoners of War] badly, by not intruding on their human rights. And according to those rules which Japan and the US signed, the POWs have a right to their uniforms and their senses. Both of which was breached respectively. Are POWs not allowed to be treated as humans? Are they not allowed to still be proud of the country they have fought for? Are they to be humiliated? To be treated like dogs or scum? When they could be more honourable than any of the soldiers torturing them? Are they to be treated badly when all they have done was to defend their own nation?


According to Japan, the soldiers said they were not informed that their government had signed it, either that, or they refused to accept that Japan had agreed because they did not agree with the government signing such an agreement. What twisted lies to cover their horrible misdeeds. But Father forgive them, they know not what they do. To be led on by a madness resulting from selfish ambition. To destroy in the dream that you could create, and create what?


America, I suppose I consider it worse there. It's where people live out the American dream do they not? While suffering continues right in the neighbouring country. While they invaded Iraq for it's precious oil. While the price of petrol goes up in other places. While there is genocide under their very noses.


How come men revel in the very evil of the world? How come we are born with sin in our minds? And everyday, we cry out to God that he will make our lives easier, that we will not fall into sin. That our lives in good, will be a blessing. I wish I could pray for the world, but there are times when even on my bed at night I forget to pray for myself. That's when the devil strikes. In the dark.


War was conceived in the dark, but carried out in day. By the men who had no choice, by the men who followed orders. Never the presidents in their comfy chairs, or the Prime Ministers in airconditioned Parliaments. Never the ones who first declare war. Don't misunderstand me, I don't think every president is bad. There are great ones who lead their countries to prosperity without destroying another country. But the ones who conceive war, are the ones who sit in the dark.



Oh, I remembered what the agreement is. It's the Geneva Convention.