Brothers at War

Soeul, South Korea at the War Museum one of the most moving monuments is that of 2 brothers, one from the North and the other from the South meeting on the battlefield. It is a striking reminder of the more than 10 million Korean families that remain separated by the Korean War. It was common for Families to send one brother to the North and the other to the South to ensure that at least some part of their family fought for the winning side and with that a chance at a life after the war - Surely an impossible predicament for the families of the peninsular country.

For those of you interested, there is an excellent Korean film - Taeguki, that I'm sure you'd find in the international section of Blockbuster or Rogers, that deals with this very subject.

It's also interesting to note that even in such a moving statue, there is a message of the South's superiority. The older, perhaps wiser, larger and better equipped brother is from the South while the younger, smaller brother is from the North.