Vulnerable
1) Introduction It is my contention that humanity believes that it is invulnerable and acts as if its society will go on forever. However, this is untrue, and it is part of a false belief. Let’s take Ukraine as an example; in 2012 they hosted the European football championships. The world was looking up for Ukraine; they were about to apply for membership of the European Union, and they were looking forward to joining NATO. In 2022 Russia invaded. This was a disaster for Ukraine in general and also a disaster for some of its individual citizens, who either died on the battlefield or were severely wounded. Likewise, thousands of Russian young men were called up to serve on the battlefield and many were killed or severely wounded on military service. History has countless examples of disasters which destroy lives from natural causes such as disease and starvation, and from wars, floods, hurricanes and earthquakes etc. In 1945, few, in Ja...