"Come forward now, soldier, you have borne your burdens well. Walk peacefully through the streets of heaven, you have served your sentence in hell." This quote from Sgt. Joshua Helterbran is a wonderful example of the burden, but also the benefits of war. The soldier paid his time in misery, but now he can spend eternity in peace, the ultimate reward. War does not only have to be overt violence between nations, but can also include war within an individual's mind, as well as unrest between loved ones. All these conflicts can be destructive, but they can bring new opulence, if the trial is conducted correctly. There are many examples throughout the history of the human race that because factions have gone to war with each other, they have gained more than they have benefited. were injured. For example, the Russo-Japanese War in which the inferior country of Japan managed to defeat the colossus and supposedly invincible country of Russia. The Japanese were able to accomplish this feat by using to their advantage the lessons of previous wars in which they participated and did not benefit. With these lessons...