As a very first post (aside from my self introduction), I'd like to share with Steemians what has been on my mind recently. I like movies. Recently I have come across two films on war. "Hacksaw Ridge" is one of them.
Source: http://www.hacksawridge.movie/
This movie was based on a true story about an American young man, a Christian, who refused to carry any weapons in the war. Yet he bravely saved 75 wounded soldiers from the bloody battlefield. More miraculously, he himself was not hurt at all.
The other is an 18-hour, 10-part documentary, "Vietnam War", produced by PBS of the US.
Source:
https://goo.gl/images/2PUCoC
The film makers tried to find out the truth behind the war which ended 40 years ago. The war was portrayed from many different angles, such as those of the soldiers, the anti-war citizens, even the decision-making process of Presidents Johnson and Nixon. This was the American point of view. On the other hand, the Vietnamese soldiers and families were also interviewed to talk about their stories. As a result, the whole picture is quite different from the previous ones on the war.
War and peace is a serious issue. But as human beings, we cannot but ponder what role we should play in our own country. I like the organization "Doctors Without Borders". I am dubious about the proposition that nation-state is the best for everybody's utmost well-being. It's hard for self-centered individuals to live together, let alone nation-states.
What do you think?
最近有一片電影叫做鋼鐵英雄，是真人真事改編的。描述一個美國年輕人，因為他是基督徒，堅持不拿槍上戰場，但卻在槍林彈雨中拯救了75個人，而自己卻毫髮無傷。碰巧，美國公共電視台也正在播出「越南戰爭」，一個長達18小時，分成十小段的紀錄片，企圖找出40年前越戰的真相。從美國參戰者、反戰者，甚至當時美國總統的決策過程，和越南軍方、老百姓的各個不同的角度，拼湊出一個完全不同於過去的看法。
戰爭與和平是個嚴肅的議題。但作為人類的一分子，我們不得不思考，在我們各自的國家裡，我們該扮演什麼樣的角色？我很欣賞醫生無國界的組織。我常常懷疑國家的概念是維繫人類福祉最好的利器。自私的個人都已經很難相處，更何況是國家！
你認為呢？
