“War,” Heraclitus said, “Is the father of all things.”

There is an undying war in this world, and we must not refuse it.

As war is not the only lord and master, Mars was, in an allegory, 'detested' by the Gods for being solely about mindless war. But when Mars was refused an audience in times of necessary, mindful war, the very foundations of Olympus called upon him, for the force he represents cannot be denied.

Similarly, in our lives, there is peace and there is war. Our Gods lead us to the most important war of all, and they want us to fight: The war against internal ignorance, darkness, weakness, and decay.

Since the universe is built on both peace and war, any approach to life cannot focus only on either.

Father Zeus has dictated that there will come a time when negativity will gradually be replaced by positivity in this world, but this time will only arrive once we have advanced and progressed tremendously, and we are still very far from this state.

The arrival there will happen through our War, a necessity for our evolution. The current state of duality in the world is a foundational reality that cannot be denied.

War can be mitigated and should be avoided. War represents the ultimate and most reckless form of competition; there are other and better forms to manifest this.

Until then, in conjunction with realism and the natural order, war is undeniably yet another aspect of life. It must be accepted, avoided, or even practiced under only the most necessary circumstances, in accordance with Wisdom.

Devoid of Wisdom, the power Ares represents will only be a detestable form of no essence to itself.

We must learn to fight and even to destroy, for only then can we escape from this ancient, brute ruler of life. Through winning the inner war, we avoid external war.