Is it sad or depressing that if someone asked me to describe the world in a few word that the words used would be hateful, corrupt, greedy, unjust, war filled. In this day and age there is more war and hate then any era in history. We have reached the moon but yet can not figure a way to live in peace with one another, this is not the fault of a single group or a certain type of person, this is a direct result of a collaborative effort to segregate people into different groups. It reminds me of high schools with the different cliques of teenagers, you have your nerds, jocks, the "burn outs" and the bullies Thankfully most of us grew out of those phases and decided that all that didn't matter, So why haven't nations and leaders learned this. Why do they insist on fighting over things that do not matter. As a Buddhist I am taught that all emotions such as hate, anger, and jealousy are delusions that keep us in a constant state of unhappiness and halt our pursuit of peace, that is why most Buddhist focus on the happy feelings that give a sense of joy and fulfilment. But let's not bring religion into this too much, that's a whole different blog lol. Since the dawn of time the world has never known peace, there has been war after war, when one ends another begins we are a generation of people who have seen nothing but death and destruction. Don't get me wrong if someone tries to harm you or your family then you have every right to defend yourself, but do not judge the person by anything except the content of their character. I do not write this to be preachy or to tell people how to think, I write this as my own personal view. The world has become a world in where violence and death is the norm while compassion,love, tolerance and brotherhood is not only rarely shown but seen as a weakness, and difference of opinions are met with threats of violence or someone questioning your intelligence thinking that their way is the only way of thinking, in the end I believe that says more about you then it does about the person you're insulting. I say this now that my children will be taught that these things are the symbols of strength and wisdom not of weakness, I will teach them to fight intolerance and hate with compassion and understanding to listen to the views of others with an open mind and to be an example for their generation, they will walk this world with love in their hearts that my friends is true strength. And ask yourselves this, if you were to be judged tomorrow how would that turn out?? I know my answer This is just my opinion of the world today.
