A Fable

War Feeds Its Own Monsters©
The Angel of Destruction went to King Pepperoni the Magnificent and pointed to the pretensions of King Gamba Luigi of Savoyards. Angel Bald-el gave reasons why he should be put in his place. Finally he added, “He can only grow at your expense. Decide if you or he should be the numero uno?” Pepperoni had well read into humanities and asked, “ Can we not jointly rule this globe? After all there is much more than we both can contain?” The angel who had read Machiavelli countered his objections to say a king as magnificent as he should have all that he could hold as his demesne and the rest for a spittoon. Thus egged by the angel Pepperoni went into war. It was bloody all right. And the bloody carnage made him take all those lands held by Luigi. The angel shortly thereafter asked him to string up those who were mourning over the death of the loved ones. Pepperoni hesitated. But the angel reminded how their plight would sooner or later bellow into hatred. ‘These orphans, widows and war children would become unmanageable and potential threat to the peace and stability.’ Pepperoni did as he was told. The traders complained their businesses were affected. Whereas some said hey were benefited and clamored for more positive engagements. King Pepperoni having let caution to winds wished to make his war a total success. So he went further with killing.
A war has its domino effect: once begun there cannot be an end. Each time there shall reasons be found and no one may trace the latest war to the first since so much would have happened by cause and effect.
benny