Humanities Class journal Blog
This Soldier had been training his entire life. From birth, he was given the job of being a warrior, despite the wishes of his parents. His village, Aetόs, was under the management of the city of Athens, when soldiers were called upon for the Battle of Marathon. This soldier, however, was resistant, as he never wanted to kill, and he saw all life as sacred. However, he knew that, if he didn’t fight, his village would be ravaged, so he grudgingly accepted the call to duty.
When training, he was asked several times to kill, and he refused to every single time. The other soldiers assaulted him for this, branding him with a mark of disappointment. However there was one who supported his no-kill policy: the Commander of the Regiment. He informed this soldier that he could fight without killing, as he could be a defender. However, not all agreed with the commander, as one group killed him one night. This caused our hero to cry out, causing him to attack those who killed the only person who accepted him for what he is. Then everything changed when the hero stabbed the murderer’s ringleader. Being so overturned with guilt, our hero no longer felt like one. He felt the only way to end this is to end himself. So he did. Although his name is not known today, his policies have inspired me to take up his mantle of no killing to fight the injustices in this world. I will carry out his efforts for him. (I am sorry this story is so weak.)
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorPatrick Froysland is a humanities student at Taylorsville High School. Archives
January 2016
Categories |