A Teenager’s Ramblings On Syrian Civil War Of 2014

There is a theory famously touted, called “The Role of Deliberate Practice in the Acquisition of Expert Performance.” The theory says that anyone with dedicated 10,000 hours of practice can become an ‘expert’ in any field, with no “natural flair” required. Does not prove to be true all the time I think.

Let us see why.

Look back into time, during the Dark Ages, the cannibalism, the invasions, the occupation of occupying unknown lands. Now come to the present, the times of ‘uprising’s’, ‘mass protests’, ‘springs’ and ‘occupy movements’ all these wars and cries, what were the sole intentions to lead them? “Peace”? well you have been doing it for almost a millennium now, imagine the number of hours of intense practice you had. Intense and gruesome hours of practices of attaining “peace”!… So, where is it? Where is your expertise? And where is “Peace”?

John Lennon spoke on behalf of millions to the government and the rest of the world that “all we are saying is to give Peace a chance,” and he was killed.

Moving ahead, for the last few years the Syrian Civil war and the subsequent crisis has constantly been in the news, grabbing a lot of attention just like any other controversy that will feed the news channels with some eyeballs. This one probably for its sheer scale of violence and destruction of humans and human-made civilisations.

But I want to ask. Who cares? Many people that I live around don’t even know what Syria is and I think it’s because they are miles away from the tear gases and air strikes. Speaking of people who do care, many are driven by high selfish motives and are upright hypocrites. My statement is not base less, its what one of the leading newspaper tells me.

Why should one bother about this war? There are hundreds of other wars happening, what difference is it going to make to talk about this war? And if one cares all that much, please let me ask that one, how do you plan to bring about a change? since Assad is definitely not listening, then? Please don’t tell me by ‘writing articles’. I can imagine people might be using those newspapers/articles to wipe their arse. Sounds funny but I can Imagine that. What is one suppose to do when famine is used in a state as a weapon against the people to control them. When numerous military and political parties stand head to head with extremism in their blood, you are bound to have no rational outcomes. There will be another 100 wars like this that will come and go, only the people who are affected will react. I sound very cold at the moment, but there will be blood and it will stay red, I too feel the pain and it makes me cry. Guns will be used and there shall be many bodies who won’t see roses left by their coffins. It’s a sad world and I wish you stay nice (rational). Yes, I am a pessimist. Remember, It doesn’t matter if you die.

“What’s so Civil about War anyway? “
-Guns ‘N Roses