Memorial Day

President Obama observed Memorial Day on today just as his predecessors have: by placing a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Mr. Obama added a new twist: he sent a second wreath to a memorial honoring African-Americans who fought in the Civil War.

Freedom gained through war is as ironic as peace gained through war. In the Torah there are specific laws about war; war can not be waged from four sides because a way of escape must be open and tree bearing fruit can not be used to fight a war with. The human being is compared to a tree who gives fruit in their time.

The bloody battles of the last 100 years have dwarfed all that came before; the technological advances from the industrial revolution has made war a cold-blooded event. Waring for peace is a human condition, but we are promised in the future true peace, a thousand years of peace know as the 1000 years of woman–the reward for staying in the battle of life until the end.

All living beings are soldiers to the Creator, overcoming darkness and bringing light in its stead.