Originally posted by earthtone
< note > I do not care for spelling.
As the human race debates and kills it's way through existance, the media and politicians creating a dream world for all who remain to live in it,
I wonder how we must come to terms with who we actually are
. . .
We are all one energy upon this planet but within our nature we have found ways to tear ourselves apart from each other, becoming alien from one
another.
life is endless energy. There is no god, only human spirit and conciousness.. The world is now controlled by green rectangular pieces of paper,
numbers on computers and devices made for killing. Wars are waged for condensed dead creatures used to power machines which in turn is creating a
destroyed world for our children's children. Human existance is a miracle. A miricle of the universe. We do not use this miracle to our advantage, we
merely create two extremes: wealth and suffering. We are matter that is recycled through our planet. Nothing is real, we see only what is put in front
of us as facts. When we die our energy is re-used by the universe in ways science cannot yet explain.
Mate Kill Feed Repeat.
I wonder if it's in our nature. The funny thing is, everyone on the planet will probably agree there's more to life than money or superficial
rewards. But then we march off to our jobs and shell out cash for shiny things we don't need. Present company included.
Over thousands of years, how many great leaders have tried to foster understanding and peace? Has it worked? I think, overall, life is better than
say, the dark ages. Or is it? They didn't have to worry about smallpox or nuclear bombs.
Progress is made slowly, bit by bit. Compared to how volatile civilization was in centuries past, I think we have a lot to be thankful for.
But there's still a lot that needs fixing - what do we do about the rut we're in now? It could be argued that nothing really changes the world: not
art, not great leaders, not religion - all are incapable of modifying man's behavior.
Sure, you could argue 9/11 changed the world. But did it really? I'd argue that it just renewed mankind's penchant for violence, profit, and power
struggles. Quick! Pick a side and start calling names.
I mean, there's just so much you can do, so much stuff you can worry about before you just say, "Jeez. The world is an unfixable mess, there's
nothing I can do." My advice would be not to worry about it too much. Don't let the problems of the world consume you to the point where your own
life suffers - your energy rubs off on other people, and it doesn't do any good. Instead, accomplish what you can: if you can reform a a nation,
super; if you're limited to helping elect a new city councilman, that's super too.