War is a clash of differing and shifting perceptions.

War is a clash of differing and shifting perceptions. Differences are a part of human nature. No two people are identical, and likewise no two cultures are identical. Our differences, however, are not the problem. It is our inability to see value in the uniqueness of others, the inability to accept something that is not our own, and the inability to see another way of life as equal to ours. War arises from these discrepancies of lifestyle. The image above shows a pair of eyes. In the left eye the images are black and white. They depict the harsh reality of the war. Each image shows pain, destruction, and loss caused by war. In the right eye, the images are bright and full of color. Similar to the left eye, they show images of war. These images, though, are not the same. They are joyful and light. They show moments of war, that although shown often in today’s media, are more uncommon than the ones in the left eye. Both eyes are looking at the concept of war but they are perceiving two completely different things. Neither one can be said to be more “correct” because each is true in its own way. Each eye, though, sees only part of the war rather than the whole thing. The only way for the war to be fully understood is by looking through both eyes, through both perspectives. It is learning to accept that a difference in thinking is okay and that neither side is more “correct” than the other that we will end the war. The pupils of the eyes, which contain the images, are round. They exemplify the repetitiveness of war. Throughout American history, hundreds of wars have been fought, many of them for similar causes with similar outcomes. In each war countless men and women have lost their lives, cities have been destroyed, and families have been torn apart.