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The leaves ran and danced about like children through the sun and up the well worn path. I chuckled as I imagined their laughter. Wrestling and tumbling, running and dancing. As usual, there were chickadees jumping from tree to tree encountering a disgruntled squirrel now and again as the red and the grey sought to winterize their nests. This was a favorite place of mine in which to hunt. I have had red fox comes near enough for me to touch. I have seen great white owls that had swooped down over my head only to land in a nearby sapling to observe me observing them. I have flushed up woodcock and pheasant and have walked deer sign as I searched the woods for a trophy. Ah, to hold a gun in your arms! It seemed a part of my heritage. It felt natural to hold one. The weight, the smell, the ritual of loading, firing, and cleaning the gun. It was as though carrying the gun and having it in my possession made me Lord of my surroundings. It was better than having a good looking girl on my arm...

Just the tip of the iceberg 3,500,000–6,000,000 - Napoleonic Wars (1804–1815) 20,000,000 - Taiping Rebellion (China, 1851–1864) 60,000,000–72,000,000 - World War II (1939–1945), 2,500,000–3,500,000 - Korean War (1950–1953) 2,300,000–3,800,000 - Vietnam War (entire war 1945–1975) 907 - Falklands War (1982) 1,000,000 - Iran-Iraq War (1980–1988) And now??? Is it possible to end violence?

Never Forget ""To transform the world, we must begin with ourselves; and what is important in beginning with ourselves is the intention. The intention must be to understand ourselves and not to leave it to others to transform themselves or to bring about a modified change through revolution, either of the left or of the right. It is important to understand that this is our responsibility, yours and mine..."