| Our Responsibility
Why do people say you're a 'Loony Leftie' –if you care about humanity and the future of Earth?
What is insane about thinking of future generations?
Surely we have a duty to those that come after us?
Do people really think that we can justify current world violence and greed?
In two hundred years time, wouldn't we rather be known as the ancestors that ended war and unified the planet?
Let's step back a bit shall we?
Earth is our planet, our home. And so far, we are alone. But one day, we may be visited – perhaps by another planet's astronauts – or by a committee of space travellers – or (although I don't personally believe so) God himself.
Imagine if they arrived tomorrow.
How would we defend our selfish ways? We are warriors still, in 2005 – with an ancient mentality. Had we united, everyone on our planet would be fed, watered and given some dignity in life. As it is, we rape the planet, kill each other, squabble over the wealth, worship celebrities because of they way they look (in other words, we worship perfection), judge each other on false values and act like hypocrites.
We ignore the environmental warnings at the expense of our children and future generations because we really can't be bothered to seriously address those issues, they are too horrible to believe. We are cowards, takers, and killers.
Who would want to know us? (perhaps this is why we've been left alone)
We kill our own children. Drop bombs on them… burn them…
We hate our fellow man… because he is brought up in a different house and we don't know him.
If you think of Earth as one big village of humans, we allow families across the road from us die of starvation.
If we know of a criminal living in a block of flats, we don't just arrest him we blow the whole building up, killing ourselves to get to him.
We are a childlike species. Seeing power in strength and riches. We bully and tell tales, we are envious and resentful. As a species we are greedy, racist, nationalist primitives – (looking at us from outer-space of course).
I think it's time we faced up to our failings – for the sake of mankind's future. Time for us to clear up some of the huge mess we've made in the short time we've been here.
We (and I mean humans) on this planet are the forefathers of the future. What trends do we wish to set? What examples of wisdom do we wish to pass on?
We are all going to die one day. This forum and everything else around us at this time will be gone. But our actions now will reverberate throughout history. We need to take responsibility.
Forget God – he's either non-existant or so little help that he might as well be. It is up to us. You and me. There is no one else.
What we do now may effect the survival of the human race. It's that simple.
I think the time of war must draw to a close. Psychology and philosophy can and must take over.
For mankind's sake, we need to pull ourselves together.
I may be a loony leftie – but it's the only thing that keeps me sane.
Trent |