I talked to a Somalian today. I found out that there are still many people
dying over there daily to satisfy the whims of a couple of war lords.
I came to the conclusion that as an intelligent species we are the stupidest of races. We can do so much with so little of what we have to help others, and we rarely do it. I do it so rarely that I'm ashamed of the nice stuff I own. The money that I have tied up in all the computers that I own would save the lives of hundreds of people, but all I want is the latest and newest. Today I paid to bring 19 people from Somalia to Canada, but this isn't about patting me on the back.
I realized that Star Trek is right, you remember the episode where we are all described as virii? It was right, we really are. On the whole, we never think about others unless there is an impact on our own lives. How selfish is that?
We worry about the price of oil, our investments and our families. Now don't get me wrong, those are things worth worrying over, but we do so at the expense of others.
Then I started thinking about corporations. Every day we pass new laws that hold them in less accountability, and give them more power. We fine them a pittance for breaking the law, and they pay that willfully because they make far more profit by breaking the law that they are fined to pay.
We rape our planet and our fellow man for a profit. The sad part is, next week I won't even think about this rant, or maybe it will be a fleeting thought.
Do your random act of kindness, help others that you wouldn't normally look at twice. Prove me wrong.
Thank you for reading my rant, please, do something for others that I can't do.
