Growth is the quintessence of time. Time eternal is captured and capsuled by men of vision and dynamism through their titanic efforts. Thus the imperceptible time is made visible and concrete in the form of mighty machineries and towers, as these symbolise the time and efforts of men universally. Serenity and harmony facilitate profound thinking which has the potency to produce magnum opuses, great treatises invariegated fields like literature, science, religion, philosophy et al. Wars fought in the past and present have brought untold and unspeakable sufferings and miseries to humanity.
Wars wipe out the accretions of civilizations and culture.
Thus war being anti-human, annihilates and nullifies the blessings of peace. The after effects of war are still more dangerous and psychologically deleterious to humanity at large. There has been so much suffering in the 20th century, two world wars, concentration camps in Europe, the killing fields of Cambodia, refugees from Vietnam, Central America and elsewhere fleeing from their countries with no place to land. We need to use the suffering of the 20st century as compost, so that together we can create flowers for the 21st century. The juxtaposition of peace and war, reveals the glory, significance and the indispensability of peace, for a sustaining holistic growth of a nation, whereas the resultant effect of war is deleterious, devastating and hastens the degeneracy of the society.