The Word of War - the Letter

A New Brother Dear brother, I do not hate you! I do not know you to hate you. I may hate that which you represent, which has brought us to this present But the truth is: I do not know you. In another world, another time, even in another life …. and we be re-presented, You could be my brother, my neighbour, even a stranger ….. now befriended. Another time, another world.; Another reason another war, You and me, side by side, fighting…the foe, …..killing. Another brother, another friend; Another neighbour, another dead! War is not my desire, my brother-in-arm But to live, we may have to kill - not just harm. …..It is just like eating! War: The unsavoury beast … Victory: The savoury feast. As you cannot have war without eating. So you cannot have war without killing. ……It is just like eating! Yes, War creates evil, my brother …. but is it not evil that first creates war? …None other. Somewhere in the midst of an ugly war lies a precious peace. It is worth the bother, dear brother. What good is glory without the ‘hell’ Is war not the same as ‘glory’ …without the ‘L’? Vita incerta, mors certissima! ….Damnatio ad bestias! (i) Fight by my side for that which is just, and let the foe know …there’s a ‘double-you’ in ‘we’. Join with me, in this thing we call the ‘Unsavoury Beast’ Whether you’re neighbour, brother or friend, remember ….without a ‘u’, there’s less of ‘us’. All we seek is that ‘precious peace’ …after the Savoury Feast. Seculo seculorum …. semper (ii) I remain…. Your brother. (The Fg 81.5.8) (i) - latinLife is uncertain, death is a certainty ....(we are) thrown to the lions! (ii) - latinForever and ever ....always.