“I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.” ~ Albert Einstein

It’s not the best way to end the year with a quote like this, or perhaps maybe it is. Looking back on all that was, tends to make one look forward to how things could be. If inspired enough, an individual will do something about making a change for the good. With a New Year ahead, looking forward with good intentions is the best way to end the past year.

Albert Einstein, one of the most brilliant minds of all time, used his knowledge to make a prediction. He knew by looking to the past and seeing how frightening a world can become in a relatively short amount of time, he looked to the future to see the need to let generations not yet born, know the importance of working for a solution to global conflicts. Knowing what he knew, he made the most important statement of his life; it was a warning for everyone to consider the devastating effects of a future nuclear war, but also because of his words the promise for a world, which only knows peace, yet to come.

***This fifth of five blogs was posted five years ago. The series had such interest, that I have decided to post them again.