Peace hath her victories no less renowned than war
We generally praise and idolize warriors for their courage, adventure, sacrifice, and victories and triumphs: We
are inspired and dazzled by listening to stories of famous battles and the astonishing daring of soldiers. Heroes
of battles like Alexander, Charlemagne, Napoleon, Prithviraj, Rana Pratap, and Shiuvji are looked upon as demigods. The literature of the world are full of anecdotes depicting the pomp, pride, and glory of war. It is for this dazzle that we remain blind to the other side of the war, the death and destruction, miseries and hardships it causes to millions of people whose count no one keeps. The trail of ruins and destructions it leaves, the tears it brings in the eyes of destitute are not wiped for long. Such is the price of victories of the war. But no one remembers Buddha, Christ, Jenner, Pasteur, Florence Nightingale, and Mother Teresa who fought wars against death, disease, destruction, misery, poverty, and superstition. These are also glorious victories.
