The Woes of Humanity

Let me just start off blunt, since nowadays that is often the only way to say things without there being a change in the meaning of words or rather there being room for words to be changed or twisted. Well, as my mother has always, and continues to say: We're all human; we all bleed red and we all shit brown. And you know what? No matter how many things can be questioned in this world and in life in general, that statement will never be wrong. No matter the race, religion, country of origin, political stance, economic stance, sexual orientation, and every other characteristic of some importance, we are all human and share those similarities. These are the things that make this species so amazingly diverse.

Many of us say we want to live in a world of peace, yet we insist on living in a world of hate. As society as a whole, we have found this awful fascination of emphasizing and enlarging the negativity in day to day life. We learn to react by hating the differences that we see. We never seem to be content until we are surrounded by those just like us. But honestly, that is no way to either think or act. There is no truth in constantly being around those exactly like us. There is no life in that.

We find this need to look down on those that are different, because for some deranged reason, we automatically believe that we must be better. Clearly the average human mind is getting cluttered with both arrogance and ignorance.

Speaking to just one of these so-called differences for a moment, "The poor disgust us because they are us, shorn of our illusions. They show us what we'd look like without our fine clothes. How'd we smell without perfume..." (George R. R, Martin - GoT).  No matter what the difference may be, be it economic standing or something else, every difference can be looked upon in this manner. Why? Because we are all of the same. These differences are what make us. We all have our very own purpose in life and our very own way to fulfill that purpose. Differences are necessary.

It becomes as simple as to treat all other humans like humans, plain old respect. It is sad how clear it is that times have not really changed, or rather how obvious hatred and arrogance continue to burn through the veins of fragments of modern day society. We have seemed to taken some steps backwards and grasped onto our uncivilized instincts.Yes, there is the fact that humans are indeed animals, but that does not mean for us to become "animalistic" and prey on one another. We are, or at least attempt to be, civilized creatures.

Many have open minds, yet many remain stubborn in keeping theirs closed. In a world that appears to be swallowed by negativity at times, it can only be overcome with not only open minds, but open eyes. "Those who cling to perceptions and views wander the world offending people" - Buddha.

Use your eyes to see what is happening, use your mind to stop the hateful and distasteful actions, use your brain to stop the lies and remarks out of ignorance, use your heart to embrace the differences, use your soul to make a change.

We are all one and yet we are all one of many.

We are all human.

©The Crunchy Granola Nut