Gone with the wind

Every people has its customs and traditions, and every nation has its behavior that it is accustomed to, and the writer, the author, the poet, and the artist alike rise to highlight these traditions and customs for their peoples and nations in which they were born and raised, and in their role, they introduce other peoples to their cultures and understanding of life. And when the intellectuals of other peoples rise to read their understanding of life and their culture, and to view their achievements; they find no difficulty in understanding them; all of that is the product of humanity, and its thought that has been developing through ages. But the conflict between human races continues as long as this earth exists, and man has not called for stopping the war between a people or a sect, or between all peoples, except after experiencing this war and knowing it, and tasting the calamities and disasters it brings upon him. So, the wise from the children of the human race have risen to stand against wars and disputes, and they spread their ideas about this through stories and narratives that deeply highlight this idea. Margaret Mitchell had an opinion on war, with its calamities, poverty, diseases, and hunger; that is the law of war. She chose one conflict in the nineteenth century in the United States of America, which is the fierce conflict and war that took place between the southern states such as Georgia and Atlanta, and the northern states. It showed us the extent of the disagreement between Republicans and Democrats, the effects of which we still witness today; American elections to reach the White House witness fierce competition between Republicans and Democrats. And if there is a description of war, it should be described as the stormy wind that destroys everything it encounters; if it stands in its face. And if it surrenders to it, it carries it along its path from its place to leave it in another place after its severity subsides. Everything that man has built and established cannot be preserved forever, but it can be preserved for the longest possible time if it is based on a solid foundation. And if he wants to defend it, he must prepare the proper means for that, and he must be endowed with resolve and steadfastness. He must know the capacity and capabilities of the attacker so he can confront him; otherwise, he will lose everything, and his efforts will go to waste, and he will disappear. This is what happened with the southern states in their war against the North; they fell and surrendered because their men relied on the capabilities of their small states, which they were proud of and thought were significant. They also relied on the endurance, patience, and resolve of the soldiers, without considering hunger, nakedness, killing, and death. The result was that the southern states fell in this fierce war and surrendered to the northern states; the northern states controlled everything, imposed a blockade that broke their back, subdued them, and lost what they had of their facilities, lands, and factories. They also lost their youth, men, women, and children; war is not a picnic that ends quickly, nor is it a single battle that flares up and then ends.