The Glory of Iraq
Mention Iraq and images of a war torn country, images of its former ruler and images of poverty come to mind. However, Iraq was not always like this. It has been referred to as the cradle of civilization and has a cultural history that dates back to over 10,000 years. It was rich, prosperous and had an influence on all mankind. In fact, the earliest evidence of a writing system was found here. And over the years, it was ruled by many empires, each leaving its mark.
One of the consequences of the war in Iraq has been the mindless looting and destruction of its many artefacts that date back to the beginning of civilization. It can easily be referred to as the greatest archaeological tragedy of all time. Over 170,000 items of antiquity are now missing from the famed National Museum. Some have surfaced in different parts of the world, ostensibly sold by unscrupulous soldiers for huge sums of money. Some have been destroyed in the frenzy that mobs are prone to. And some have just disappeared. Their actual value easily runs into billions of dollars if one were to put a price on it for the sake of argument. You cannot evaluate something that is priceless, from a time that will never come back, that is one of a kind, one that lets us peek into a glorious past that has vanished in terms of money if you considering the benefit of humanity as a whole.
However ravaged the country may be now, it has played an important part in the story of mankind and affects us all – from a shepherd in the mountains of Italy to a person looking for English teaching jobs in London. Well, a lot of English teaching jobs are opening up in Iraq as the culture is now opening itself towards the western civilization.
If only money did not determine our actions, if only what has been taken out is graciously returned, if only people had the sense not to destroy what cannot be replaced, it would be an opportunity for the coming generations to know what it was all like before senselessness ruled. Else history becomes just a myth.
It is not without reason that the Bible too makes many references to present day Iraq.
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