When will we ever learn?

Created: Sunday, 11 January 2015 12:53 | Written by Glen R Stansfield

It is a while since I last made a post. I have been busy tapping away at the keys for my forthcoming book, but I felt it was time to make another blog post.

In my last post I asked if the human race deserves to survive. Recent events must  make us think more about the human condition.

Here we are on a tiny rock in the middle of the vast expanse of space with endless possibilities of exploration. The chance of meeting other sentient beings is real. It would be unthinkably arrogant to believe we are the only ones in the universe.  When we finally make contact with these beings what will we have to offer them?

We judge others on the colour of their skin. We judge on where they were born.  We judge on the way they dress. We judge on the place they live. We judge on the beliefs they have. We judge on their social position. We judge on the amount of money they have. We judge on the sports team they follow. We judge.

We kill over a drawing. We kill over money. We kill because of a different appearance. We kill because they looked at us. We kill because their beliefs are different. We kill because of a notional line dividing territory. We kill because we don’t like them. We kill.

Any extra-terrestrial race looking at us would just see an angry aggressive race that is intolerant of all those around them. Not only intolerance of our own species but others species as well. We are wiping out the wildlife and we are wiping out the planet.

We are not all this way, but I am not sure if there are enough of us who care to make a difference. We need to learn to be tolerant. We need to learn to care. We need to learn not to judge. We need to learn to live in harmony. Above all we need to learn to be human.