Danny Boy

"Let them in," said the deep baritone voice that was of Mr Jonathan Peters. "They're humans like us too.” Emily Watson was dumbfounded by Mr Peters' booming voice. Was he allowing the migrants in? Had he any idea about the problems the refugees from war-torn countries would bring? "I disagree," said Emily. She stood up to address Mr Peters, "Letting them in is going to be a huge mistake." The entire room was silent. No one ever dared to question Mr Peters’ decisions, for he had complete veto powers to decide on the country's borders. "I think it's going to be a huge mistake," said Emily, "Allowing entry to these migrants is going to make London a sitting duck!” "Mistake?" retorted Mr Peters, "Emily, have you any idea that your beliefs are in absolute contradiction to human rights? How could you even think of letting these people suffer?" Emily replied Mr Peters' words wit...

Back in the early 20th Century, many leaders thought that nations had to go to war to correct the wrongs in the world. This led to World War One, the Great War allegedly to end all wars. Unfortunately, it only progressed to a magnanimous loss of lives and properties. People who were caught in the middle of the tussle thought there would be peace on Earth if only war would and could stop. They soon realised how wrong they were. The planet continued to witness many more violent upheavals which stemmed from this Trench War. In the 1960s through to the early 1970s, Vietnamese were engaged in a never-ending battle over differences in political outlooks. Placard-carrying pacifists and opposers to war thought peace would just simply roll in seamlessly after both sides laid down their arms. How naive they were! After the war, they only found dead bodies, devastation, napalmed countryside, buried memories and dangers of live booby traps.  Look at us now in the 21st century at th...