2003:
We probably all dream of
having plenty, indeed that there should be plenty for all. We dream that
eventually humans will fix things up for the planet and all our oafishness will
dissolve like Scotch mist. Violence and greed will no longer be needed.
Eventually.
Ironically, this is more or
less the justification for today’s bad behaviour. By becoming truly dominant
over lesser life forms, including lesser ‘human’ life forms, we see ourselves
as the ‘benevolent despots of Planet Earth’. Call it evil, call it wicked, it
matters not a jot since dominators always self justify according to their
end-aim (it being to ‘save the world’ or ‘save our souls’).
We know from history that
this end-aim is a furphy, because too much happens along the way that we don’t
bargain for. We’re seduced by our big brains, into cutting corners and
outsmarting the opposition. We practise violence. Violence brings us a certain
type of power. We can win with it. We can get what we want - at the time it
seems simple. The world seems ripe for the picking. There are no adverse
outcomes. So, we lose sight of the aim of saving souls and saving the world and
instead enjoy being on a roll. It’s only later that the awful consequences
become apparent, and then it’s almost too late!
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