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My time in Iraq showed me the truth of my beliefs. I believe in mankind — not gods, not devils, not angels and not spirits. I saw man’s bravery from both soldier and civilian1, and I saw horror and destruction from them, too. I saw hate and loathing2 from all sides, and I saw caring for children, rebuilding of hospitals and schools, and feeding the poor. Not by a government but by individuals, by one man helping3 another man.
As a medic, I went to local clinics to inspect conditions and help when I could. I delivered supplies to schools and relief centers, and Iraqis who knew us would bring us tea and cigarettes. Language was the only barrier, but a friendly smile bulldozed that wall.
I saw men moved by the death of innocents and was with those same men when they killed those responsible. On June 24, 2004, insurgents5 detonated several car bombs around the city of Mosul, killing6 over one hundred — no cops, no Iraqi national guardsmen, no Americans — all innocent civilians7. Cars were covered in blood as if they’d been hit with a paint sprayer. My unit fought Zarqawi-backed insurgents in a firefight that lasted almost eight hours. Then people moved quickly to help out — Iraqi civilians as well as American troops. But it shouldn’t take a war for people to get along.
I don’t justify8 our reasons for this war — that’s not a soldier’s luxury — and I don’t justify what the insurgents have done to the Iraqis. But the passion of all sides — Iraqi, American, ally and insurgent4 — shows that if man can redirect his energies to one of acceptance and not intolerance, we can bring the zealot, the politician, the soldier and the outsider to a place where man is just that: man.
Many say that I’m cut off from the real world, but I believe they are the ones missing the truth. For all the death and destruction reported in the news, there are thousands of stories of kindness and caring that no one ever knows.
I believe that by striving for a world that accepts its oneness, we can transform wars, intolerance, religious persecution9 and political extremism into memory and maybe even folklore10.
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adj.平民的,民用的,民众的 | |
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n.厌恶,憎恨v.憎恨,厌恶( loathe的现在分词);极不喜欢 | |
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3 helping | |
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的 | |
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4 insurgent | |
adj.叛乱的,起事的;n.叛乱分子 | |
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5 insurgents | |
n.起义,暴动,造反( insurgent的名词复数 ) | |
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6 killing | |
n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财 | |
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7 civilians | |
平民,百姓( civilian的名词复数 ); 老百姓 | |
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8 justify | |
vt.证明…正当(或有理),为…辩护 | |
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9 persecution | |
n. 迫害,烦扰 | |
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10 folklore | |
n.民间信仰,民间传说,民俗 | |
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