The meaning of war is lost on him?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="him">him</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="fought">fought</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Viet">Viet</span> <span word="Nam">Nam</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="changed">changed</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="paraphrase">paraphrase</span>: <span word="When">When</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="fought">fought</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Viet">Viet</span> <span word="Nam">Nam</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="war">war</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="does">does</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="shooting">shooting</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shoot">shoot</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="kill">kill</span>, <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="for">for</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="war">war</span> (<span word="a">a</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="fought">fought</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="cause">cause</span>) <span word="or">or</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="war">war</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="profound">profound</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="fully">fully</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> “<span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="war">war</span>” <span word="reminds">reminds</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="Simon">Simon</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="song">song</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Side">Side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Hill">Hill</span>:</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hill">hill</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="somewhere">somewhere</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="lies">lies</span> <span word="asleep">asleep</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="valley">valley</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cruel">cruel</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="rages">rages</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="forget">forget</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="worth">worth</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hill">hill</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="cloud">cloud</span> <span word="weeps">weeps</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="waters">waters</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grave">grave</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="silent">silent</span> <span word="tears">tears</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="soldier">soldier</span> <span word="cleans">cleans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="polishes">polishes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="rages">rages</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="somewhere">somewhere</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="generals">generals</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="kill">kill</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="forgotten">forgotten</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="cloud">cloud</span> <span word="weeps">weeps</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hill">hill</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="Simon">Simon</span> <span word="songs">songs</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="theme">theme</span> – <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="war">war</span> <span word="song">song</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="war">war</span> <span word="theme">theme</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p>
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