World War Three and the Mandate of Heaven

WW3 and the Mandate of Heaven

 

You might wonder about the nature of the next global war: who will be involved, why will it happen, where? ... or whatever you feel concerns you. We can draw on what we have learned from the past global conflicts and deduce what possibilities might remain to give us an insight.
World War One tested humans physical strength; women were required to do the physically demanding jobs their husbands held in the factories, as well as keeping the home-front together while their husbands were dug into seven feet deep trenches far from home, and occasionally running their damned fastest to attempt a temporary victory in the enemies trench. The end of ww1 saw a devastating amount of casualties, and an inconclusive resolution that allowed it to culminate into the next humanity encompassing confrontation.
World War Two challenged our mental capacities. By 1939, the infant technologies of the first war had refined the military assets of the battle theaters into the top innovations, brought about by the best scientists and engineers. The soldier was still required a physical work-out, but a lot of the burden had been removed through the determination of the nations to be the furthest advanced in all areas of technology. The end of the war was marked by a single pilot dropping a single atomic bomb, which from concepts and math, came into existence by a team of scientists and engineers.

Having been challenged on a physical level, then on a mental plane, there remains only one more realm of possibility for us to be tested; our spirits. In other words, our morals, wisdom, will and/or faith: the materials that clothe us with character.
As vague and undefined it may seem to us now, it will be tried and tempered, and clearly defined by the end of World War Three.
It has always been an unbending law that the world, metaphorically speaking, has steadily become smaller. Mass transportation and closer communication serve to give us a better understanding of ourselves, by revelations made about others. The first image of earth from space gave us further definition, as well as the continuing advances in astronomy. From a more educated perspective, a growing commonality about what is acceptable to everyone is emerging, and we are become increasingly tolerant. That is the norm, and anything diverging from it, such as racial, religious or nationalistic difference, steadily erode, and are futile attempts to write a false narrative, which only serve as testing grounds for our resolve.
The nature of ww3 will demand the culmination of wisdom in our hearts to be proved: regardless of religion, race or nationality. Could you, in your heart, justify the imprisonment of people for their religious beliefs? Would you feel it's okay to sell body parts for profit knowing they are a product of murder? Would you rather have truth, peace and safety or lies, distention and instability? Now that you know, that in any culture, there exists the possibility of diverse personalities such as: good or bad; reasonable and stubborn; peaceful and violent; or calm and chaotic, in your heart, do you feel it is right to judge them all the same because they are not like you? Would you think it's okay to kill another person if you know they are of good character, even if the doctrine of your religion demands it of you? Do borders define character? Are all people of the same skin color the same?
These are judgement calls that everyone will have to make during this war, which already spirals into depravity.
For example: A current battle is being fought in the United States, where a universal icon of justice (police force) is in question, because a law enforcer killed a civilian. Hearts ignite and the battle is engaged. Suddenly everyone there, (and even around the world) are embroiled in the discord and destruction of this war. The powerful are challenged with the weak, chaos kicks the calm; violence confronts the peaceful and the truth wrestles with deception. Adversaries flock from random homes and allies are forged from common goals.
It is a call to arms forced by an assault on our heart.
In this war, truth is hidden; spun into dizzying dialects of narrative, which tries our experience of what we deem prejudice, proper or predestined. The truth, of course, is always there to be acknowledged by those who have considered the right imperative, but too many soon-to be-casualties of this war, have always relied on sources which were supposed to be credible. As the veil is lifted, and confusion sets in, everything previously assumed comes into question.
Perhaps it wasn't long ago, in the United States, that it wasn't a big deal if one person was a democrat and their neighbor was a republican, because they were united by a confidence in their countries promises; health, prosperity, and hope for the future. Under this commonality, there also existed the knowledge of the evils; such as prejudice, aggression and inconsistency, but they were acceptable as demons that would have to be dealt with eventually, but not while everything was good.
That is no longer the case. The time of reckoning has come.
We all must accept the mandate of heaven or perish as a civil society.
The mandate of heaven has mostly always been a Chinese belief since ancient times, and is the acceptance that heaven will dictate who is fit to lead. If some people revolt despite and are victorious, despite the oppression of the current rule, then the mandate of heaven has been passed to them. They arrived at this revelation after a lot of strife and struggle with themselves and each other, and is not mentioned today as much as it was in the past.
Yet, very soon, in this demoralizing war, the whole world will be called on to acknowledge it, or, heaven forbid, dismiss it.
The Chinese Communist Party, which has presented itself to the rest of the world as the persona of evil, will force it. Their release of disease, incessant lies, human rights atrocities, insatiable greed, and so on, has presented them as very undesirable to the rest of the world, regardless of religion, nationality or race. We have seen their actions, and are cringing. We have tried to be rational, trusting and sympathetic, but are still regarded as an enemy that must succumb to their agenda.
We are currently seeing Hong Kong being brutalized and are not comfortable with it, like all the other atrocities they have wantonly committed. And once the bully beats up on the peace loving free people of Hong Kong, they are going to the Dongsha Islands to stand on Taiwans' doorstep and shout at them about how they are going to kick Taiwans ass if they don't submit. And they will challenge anyone to try and dare stop them.
That will be a major battle for the mandate of heaven. If the world, knowing the CCPs' immoral bullying, can watch this and pretend it doesn't concern them, then they will suffer a wound to their own spirit. If they stand up to the bully regardless of their fear, knowing they are standing with the strength of other morally developed peoples, then the mandate of heaven will be passed to where it is deserved, and we will be victorious.