The destructive energy of war can be transformed into a creative force by rethinking and redirecting the original dynamics of conflict.

Creative Transformation: Harnessing the Energy of War

The destructive energy of war can be transformed into a creative force by rethinking and redirecting the original dynamics of conflict. On one hand, war awakens within an individual an energy capable not only of destruction but also of propelling powerful, continuous forward movement—as long as that energy is channeled toward creation. As noted in one source, "In continuous action, in struggle, in movement. As soon as the machine stops—the era of NEP—human cells inevitably decay... This is the same energy that, in the years of the civil war, roused and set the exhausted, broken Russia on its hindquarters." (source: link txt). This demonstrates that the dynamic of struggle, even if born of war, can be harnessed to transform and develop society.

On the other hand, war brings about a necessity for change both in emotional and moral consciousness as well as in the strategy for public development. One source states:
"Another outcome of war for our intelligentsia should be the transition from a predominantly negative mindset to a positive one. In traditional intellectual consciousness, a distributive rather than a productive attitude towards life prevailed—one that boycotts rather than creates. Our social consciousness was uncreative. War, with its bitter experience, teaches that the people must amass positive strength and power for themselves..." (source: link txt).

This idea stresses that the tragic experience of conflict can awaken within the people the recognition of the need to accumulate inner strength for pursuing creative objectives. Instead of remaining captive to negative emotions and destructive forms of struggle, society learns from the lessons of war and begins to channel its energy towards recovery, modernization, and the strengthening of its fundamental values.

Another source makes it clear that, although struggle is an inherent aspect of human activity, there is a fundamental difference between destructive struggle and creative labor. It explains:
"Human life, like cosmic life, is imbued with the principle of struggle. Struggle is an inherent form of human activity, and no matter what a person aspires to or creates, they encounter obstacles, confront enemies, and must constantly exchange the plow and sickle for a sword and spear. Nevertheless, a fundamental distinction remains between creative work and labor of struggle, between productive work and military endeavor; only the former is valuable in itself and bears real fruit, while the latter is needed solely for the sake of the former and is justified by it." (source: link txt).

Thus, the destructive energy of war can become a powerful driver of societal renaissance if it is channeled through a shift in consciousness—from negative struggle to positive, creative labor—and if its built-up dynamic is employed in the implementation of large-scale social, economic, and cultural projects.

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"In continuous action, in struggle, in movement. As soon as the machine stops—the era of NEP—human cells inevitably decay... This is the same energy that, in the years of the civil war, roused and set the exhausted, broken Russia on its hindquarters." (source: link txt)

"Another outcome of war for our intelligentsia should be the transition from a predominantly negative mindset to a positive one... War, with its bitter experience, teaches that the people must amass positive strength and power for themselves..." (source: link txt)

"Human life, like cosmic life, is imbued with the principle of struggle... only the former is valuable in itself and bears real fruit, while the latter is needed solely for the sake of the former and is justified by it." (source: link txt)