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Why 2,000 Years of Conflict Show Peace Keeps Slipping Away [2025 Update]
For centuries, trouble has swept from nation to nation. Protests fill city streets. The news is packed with stories of heartbreak and anger. Faces and flags change, but pain keeps returning.
People have always tried to calm unrest. Treaties get signed, laws are passed, and leaders promise better days. Still, lasting peace never seems to stick. Every break in fighting is followed by new tension. Big ideas fade as old fears rise again.
We see this pattern repeat. Wars start, peace talks fail, and old wounds reopen. Even sincere efforts rarely solve the root problems. Hopes for peace flicker but rarely last. This has happened over and over, from ancient battles to today’s conflicts and wars!
Why can’t we stop this cycle? It’s not for lack of caring. Many risk everything for a chance at something better. But history shows the same problems keep coming back.
People act with good intentions but face tough choices. Even kind people sometimes stay silent or back down when it’s hard. No law or border has managed to end harm for good.
“Self-interest, greed, corruption, shifting loyalties, or fear often pull us away from doing what’s right.“
Ancient wisdom in the Bible points out that power often brings harm. Leaders fail. Promises break. Psalms 146:3-4 says not to trust in leaders for salvation, since they’re just as fragile as anyone else. Ecclesiastes and Jeremiah both say that people can’t fix everything. Over thousands of years, we see these words play out as unrest repeats.
History teaches us hard truths. No plan or person has stopped the pattern. Even so, small acts of kindness matter. While we may never end all conflict, what we do for each other is never wasted.
Thanks for reading. Keep kindness at the centre, even when the world feels heavy.
