A new 'badge' for this year's challenge posts. I am also going to give you something different each month this year, rather than a serial (Hindertwig did take on a life of its own, didn't it?!)This month, in response to a query, I suggested that one could search Google Books (or any other online equivalent) for a page 87. As an example, I simply typed in "War and Peace page 87" and got a very unexpected and (one couldn't help think) pertinent return...
American War & Peace Cycles; 1686 to Present by Dennis J Foley. (I kid you not.)
8 - Treaty
12 - Surrender
16 - Civil
There it was, every brick representing a drop of blood, of sweat, or a tear. The treaty had failed and it was deemed ‘the solution’. It was considered that there were no other options.
What was it about these leaders that they could see nothing but a total surrender of rights by the Opposition as the way forward? Surely they had not forgotten what it was to be civil towards others? Or perhaps they had. So set in their views, so determined that the Opposition was an enemy, they could not see the potential for friendship, for growth, for exchange and empowerment.
Yes, that might mean surrendering something on our side, but what was wrong with that? Compromise is what lays the path to better things. There may be loss, but there is more gain.
Yet. There it was, with its bricks of blood and sweat and tears. The blood of those who ripped their skin on them (never give up trying), the sweat of those who layered them up (it pays, so what?), the tears of those divided by its presence.
Never mind though. There’s always the ocean…
(188 words)
© YAM 2019
Ohhh what a timely FFF seems there are many who need to realize there has to be some compromise.
ReplyDeleteHugs HiC I'll link up before I go to bed tonight.
Compromise? What are dat?? MOL!
ReplyDeleteUmmm, Mom says she knows somewhere to send this tale where it could do a lot of good. We have no idea what she means.
ReplyDeleteWoos - Lightning, Misty, and Timber
What a timely passage...you are very lucky to have an ocean ;-)
ReplyDeleteHaven't looked much a google book and when I get back I will explore it bit more.
ReplyDeleteCoffee is on
Yup, I think that we should all send this tale to those who need it. Well said.
ReplyDeleteYou are in distinguished company. A similar theme yesterday from the Queen!
ReplyDeleteHari OM
DeleteOh, really? I must go see ...or, given I publish on India time, perhaps her Madj read my bloggy and decided it useful??? &*>> Yxx
we should share this tale on all social medias... but with knowing the peeps of today they are more interested to see duck faced chicks, try on fashion bloggers and people who do stupid things...;O(((
ReplyDeletegood morning, how appropriate yours is for these days and times.. I am with you on the ocean, we live on a gulf as big as an ocean and the other side of the state is an ocean. we are thankful for the oceans and hope nothing happens here like the big civil war in the 1860's
ReplyDeleteforgot to say thanks for the nudging to participate. I had fun
ReplyDeleteWe have a 3 week compromise (lol) to get the government back to work that is exactly what was proposed in December. Hope they get it done this time.
ReplyDelete'More things change ~ more they remain the same' ~ the neverending story ~ Find the bliss ~ it is there ~
ReplyDeletephotos are awesome ~
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