Recent social unrest these past few months have called me back to attention to my post at Canterlot. There have been hostilities on a large scale between several provinces; groups have formed and they toss foalish insults at each other with weapons ready, prepared to fight. Despite my guilt over leaving Twilight at home in Ponyville, she told me it was more important that I tend to the affairs of keeping Equestria in peace and harmony. Bidding her a regretful farewell, I came back to the castle and firstly met with my sister.
She has given me an update on matters. We are not sure why it is, but there are two different kingdoms that have joined forces with those around them to form armies. They seem intent on destroying each other. Both seem to wish to expand their territory, but why is it necessary for them to have more land to call their own? It is merely dirt and grass, nothing without its ponies: a legal claim of control over those too poor, too uneducated, too downtrodden to find themselves a better place. I have seen the towns under those in power; they are completely dreary, full of pain and suffering as nopony up above would have concern, as they have no reason to. Perhaps that is merely all they want, their control over their life, but their infringement on others' lives is where I draw the line.
I can admit, even within my home here in Canterlot, I notice separation, grouping of like-minded individuals. They form their cliques, their guilds, shunning all who do not agree with their goals rather than greet them with open hearts. A supposedly peaceful place full of ponies will have tens of little groups, yet, they will all hate each other due to the sole fact that they are not in theirs. Blinded by such nonsense, there is violence in the streets, and innocents having nothing to do with them get hurt. It sickens me.
Luna and I have simultaneously flown to visit the two leaders, to negotiate peace. I was greeted with fake smiles, insincere gestures and more lies, all very apparent to one such as I, but I did not show it. The ruler was courteous as any should be in the presence of a threat to their position, whether of the ponies daring to revolt or the intimidating overseer of Equestria. Insulted by his deceitful words, I calmly took my leave after I was sure I could not get through to him.
My sister arrived here shortly after I had. Her experience seemed to have been the same; they do not wish to understand each other. All they care for are themselves, making their own lives better through greed and sacrificing of others. What makes everything worse for us is that our own politicians are considering taking up arms and joining a side. We voiced our thoughts on the matter in anger, refusing to go along with such foolishness. However, we worry that they will do so without our consent; in fact, we almost guarantee it will happen at this point.
It would seem that despite all of our work to preserve peace, ponies all around prefer their conflict, their self-destruction, in order to make their lives better by stomping onto those underhoof. They do not learn, they do not change; all of the years that Luna and I have lived, we have seen the same. Their actions fill us with sorrow. We are thinking we may be unnecessary to this land.