Sunday story # 2 - The three emperors who were cousins

Where can one expect God's answer? In the unlikeliness of places. God's voice is there, and one only needs to hear it. More than one century ago there started a war to end all wars. The honest truth is that it started as foolishness as it was regarded thereafter since. How would one war stop mankind starting any more? Perhaps there is merit in believing that too much power is in the hands of too few men or women each time. Likewise, I'd argue that the argument of weakness against strength is unreal too. Was it weak for Luther to go to Worms, for Zola to voice his J'Accuse, or for anyone to speak out against the Vietnam War that lasted so long nevertheless? If one only acts according to God's will then there's no loneliness at all, and God's will isn't the same anything written down in the Bible either. Those are God's words alright but are you still listening to Him besides reading your Bible? Somehow some christians think these days that being different is wrong already. No, you're not the judge and nor should you voice that. Returning to the First World War, there's a story there still not told and it's about three cousins who didn't like to go to war. Each one was different and had their own reason, but to war against each other they didn't like to go nevertheless. Nor I'd propose here that anyone sleepwalked themselves into destruction neither because everyone was well aware of the dire consequences. In reality, none of the three cousins pushed for war. Yes, Kaiser Wilhelm gave tacit approval for an Austrian invasion of Serbia shortly after the death of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, and upon returning from a vacation, was absolutely horrified to learn that Austria had not yet invaded Serbia and had let European public opinion turn against them and requested immediately that Austria would stand down. Moreover, Tsar Nicolas knew that a war would likely destroy his country, and initially worked with Wilhelm to avoid a war a few days before the war began. But he ultimately gave in due to pressure from his advisors and cabinet, who wanted to restore Russian prestige and power after decades of decline. Emperor George actually was not really involved with the lead up to The Great War, since unlike Wilhelm and Nicolas, he did not have much influence over Foreign Policy. He did, however, write in his diary thereafter endlessly that he thought the war was truly dreadful and wished it to be over soon. Upon my birthday I wish you all a peaceful year ahead, and leave you with the following thought. Moments of remembrance like on Armistice Day are for and in honour of the death and fallen, especially one's own loved ones or family members who died, and not to perpetuate the myth that an entire country or people is to blame or to be accused for any crime following out of a situation that stays organised slaughter. Continue to listen to God instead, that's it in a nutshell

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