I have seen the enemy, and he is us
Channel Theme Day again. Pity, you see that the theme is an issue that is threatening the world. I wrote about antibiotic resistance last week, which is a pretty big deal. So I was stumped about what to write about. Sure we have all the usual suspects. Global Warming, malaria, HIV, war…then hit me. We, humans and our human arrogance, is our biggest problem.
Okay this is pretty harsh isn’t it, but consider what we have wrought upon ourselves. The question is, then, can we overcome our own self-destructive tendencies? Can we tap into one of our other human traits, hope?
The answer is yes. Yes we can use our collective hope to achieve something better. Yes, we have a lot to do. We have a lot to overcome. We have many leaders and people in general who would rather perish than help the rest of the planet. The vengent person in me says, let them perish. The humanist in me hopes that a collective wisdom, a collective will for peace, justice, and humanity will overcome those who only know hate, injustice, and war.
So, yes to quote Pogo, I have seen the enemy, and he is us. I have also seen the solution, and he is us as well.
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