On the risk of going a little off-topic, I am making this post. One book which really inspired me was my history text book, the part about the civil war. I am going to type out the last two paras, which concludes the war .
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The end - Appomattox Court House. On the afternoon of April 9, 1865, General Lee, accompanied only by his military secretary, rode his horse to a little white house in the town of Appomattox Court house in central virginia. He went to arrange his surrender. There occurred one of the most remarkable and one of the most encouraging episodes in American history. It would show that, despite the monstrous indecencies of war, the respect of one American for another had not been destroyed.
Grant, who had just come in from the field, was dustry and even more unkempt than usual. Confronting him in the living room of the house that he had taken for his headquarteres was General Lee - handsome, erect, in a spotless uniform, and wearing his dress sword. The men sat down and then exchanged recollections of their fighting together twenty years before in the Mexican War. The two great generals talked to each other calmly, with courtesy and respect.
Now that the fighting was over, it seemed that humanity had suddenly returned. Lee heard Grant's terms of surrender. Grant was more generous than he needed to be. He allowed the Southern officers to keep their swords - the symbols of their honor - and he let the officers and men keep horses so that they could go home and plant their crops. lee was touched. "this," he said, "will have a very happy effect upon my army."
A new renewed nation, fused in the fires of war, would now seek its destiny in peace.
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This so relates to our own world of FIRST.
On the field, we can have the worst, metal-shed battle ever, but soon after we come together, be best friends, apologize if needed, and move on, better than never. In the whole of the civil war, we can see good strategies, extreme hatred etc..,. In todays world we don't see hatred, but we do see the concept of Gracious Profesionalism, which has been used in the past.
Some parts of history have touched me, peace is our destiny
-Bharat
p.s: dont turn this into a debate or something
