Mankind seems to like to go to war. It's in our fallen nature. For some, our battles are trivial, like fighting for a mother's attention or for someone's affection. Others like to battle for pride, self worth, financial gain. I don't know what it is exactly but there is a certain satisfaction in being better or more powerful than something or someone else. We like to exert our dominance. We like to get what we want and we like to get it easily. So we gather our artillery and ammunition. Wars are fought. Weight is thrown around. Resources obtained all because someone wants to dominate for the sake of their own selfish purposes.
It reminds me of the line in a song "power is only made by power being taken".
Such statement makes sense to me. We are all equal aren't we? We have equal rights. We're all of the same species. But we abuse each other and struggle for power. Social classes are created. Races and sexes are discriminated against. Seniority is enforced. Everyday there is a victim and perpetrator and each lives within. We are the push and we are the pull. We are the innocent and the guilty in some small or large way.
Everywhere there is conflict so everywhere there is a fight. It could be brother versus brother, friend versus friend, country versus country, religion versus religion, or so on.
World peace is a fanciful ideal but it can never be obtained.
In saying so though, I would like to put forth a proposition.
What if aliens attacked?
What if some superior and terrifying species from another solar system came to wreak havoc on us? What if they plundered all the races, social groups, religions and nations?
Wouldpeople of different races, cultures and ethnic backgrounds unite? Even if they had hated each other and been 'enemies' for centuries?
I reckon all of our differences would be put aside in an instant. There would be no more countries or continents. There would just be 'earth'. There would be no more races or ethnic groups. There would just be 'humans'.
And as for religion... The Christians, Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, Catholics etc would all have their minds blown so much that they'd be desperately seeking and rethinking truth.
And the Scientologists... I guess they'd have a few questions (or answers) of their own...
Maybe if we had an external enemy it would create a greater sense of peace within. Maybe the best way to bring peace amongst each other is some sort of EXTERNAL TOTAL F***ING DEVASTATION.
A homeless guy talked to me when I was looking for Koi fish under the ice in a Chinese garden in Vancouver a few weeks ago. He said many things to me. Amongst them: "It's all going to end soon. Nature is going to reset itself. We've f***ed it all up so it has to fix itself. You'll know by the birds and the other animals. They'll run away. That's when you know it's coming. They know when to leave. It's all going to blow."
He also told me of a strong hallucinogenic you can derive from Acacia wood but that is beside the point. I've looked to the sky ever since and watched the birds. I've actually fantasized about watching them all fly away till not a sound could be heard. I've pictured myself running with all the other people in the city when the ground opens up and the mountains explode. And in that desperation and panic, whilst running I've thought: This is quite nice actually. We are all the same. Just people running from disaster. Why didn't we realize this earlier? Maybe we could have treated each other nicer while we were alive.
