Great Construction

The Brains of Those Who Manufacture War

     What has always been incomprehensible to me is the brains of those who manufacture war. This is not a new problem, it has been around since ancient times, but what I am referring to is the state of mind that thinks nothing of sacrificing the lives of many human beings for personal ambition. Think about it. The confessions of killers themselves reflect the mental anguish that stems not only from the crime of having killed even just one person, but also from the constant blame that feeds from their conscience and feelings of remorse. These are cases of those killers who have preserved some amount of good deep within, but the extremely bad ones have no awareness of the evil they have committed, regardless of the number of people they kill. Evil deeds may triumph over all and for awhile will flourish, but the fruit of evil finally falls. Killers are caught and the time comes for them to pay for what they have done. I do hear of those individuals who leave behind their accounts of having trembled at the terrifying evil they have committed, awakening to their sin in tears of remorse. But the exceptions are those who never realize the evil they have done, and even resentfully complain of their condition as they disappear into the mists of the execution ground.
     With war, the stakes are much higher. Even if those in charge do not kill anyone directly, their subordinates kill thousands and millions. They not only kill the enemy, but their own as well, and human beings should not have to bear such cruel deeds and atrocities. Devils incarnate, beasts, such beings defy description. Mass murder in itself is not evil. It is justifiable defense to protect oneself against those who use force and threaten peace-loving individuals and nations. Defense not immediately taken greatly increases the number of victims. Killing to protect oneself is not a sin.
     Truly the most incomprehensible are the brains of heroes who live in an age where they can sacrifice many human lives with no reflection whatsoever, simply to satisfy their own ambition. Clearly, as long as this kind of brain is not transformed, world peace will not come about. In this sense, the activities of various peace organizations and religions are to be commended, but to truly bring about peace, there is probably no other way than the elimination of the cruel nature from the brains of present-day so-called heroes. It will be said that such an undertaking is next to impossible, and some may consider religion as a remedy. History, however shows us that religions such as we have had have not been able to accomplish this. An X that surpasses what we have known as religion must appear. Surely, World Messianity is not alone in thinking this.

Eikô, Issue 101, April 25, 1951
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