Things will get better, there is light at the end of the tunnel are common phrases we meditate on and compel ourselves to believe. We say change is inevitable so we try to embrace it. We say the world is evolving but we also don't realise that our needs, problems and tribulations also re-brand itself.
Things change everyday whether we acknowledge it or not but most times we obfuscate the unpleasant changes we experience. Everyday we are are faced with new threats to our existence, peace and cohabitation as human beings and members of the food chain. As we overcome a problem, another one arises with a stronger complexity than the last which brings us to a crossroad to decide if we even won the previous battle we claimed victory over
Change seem like a mirage because we have failed to realise that our challenges are actually the same but comes in different forms and intensity. All the problems of the world stem from two evils trees intolerance and greed but the branches appeal to us in different ways depending on our values, beliefs and knowledge of the trees.
Our survival instinct and desire to have total control over everything around us is a blessing and our Pandora box. It is a blessing when we selflessly seek to make life better, worth living for everyone and not just ourselves. The blessings comes as inventions, innovations and ideas that has made the world a developed global community. Destruction arises when our survival instincts pushes us beyond reason to think of the balance between advantages and disadvantages of our quest and this in evident when we start wars, promote genocide, racial discrimination and ignore the ones that seek our help because we need to show them that we are capable of dominance over them.
Our greed and intolerance has earned us all the wars, economic recession, social unrest, corrupt and incompetent politicians as well as some of the physical ailments we experience. People would rather vote a delinquent and incompetent politician that shares the same ethnicity ,people would rather maim and assault those who share diverse opinion from theirs, people would rather destroy infrastructure meant for others because they feel cheated, people would rather use poisonous substance to make product for our consumption because it earns them more money and everything in life is a choice after all.
The world will continue to progress and develop but our problems can never leave but rear up it's ugly head in a different form. We have to be ready and prepare the younger generation to be ready to procure efficient solution to their problems. When we think we have solved a problem, we should always have a back-up plan to address a relapse because the world revolves around communication and adaptation skills.
Tolerance, empathy and commitment seem like an easy solution but it is very difficult to apply to our daily lives because of the challenges, development and emotional conflicts we face daily . Not all of us have learnt control over our conflicting emotions and the approach to adapt & respond to situation is what makes us unique and diverse. Our culture, geographical location and experience may be blamed for some of our actions.
Change is actually possible but keeping up with its evolution is the hard part . Once we defeat a problem, we go back to our old ways rather than adjust our lifestyles to keep up with the new milestone of achievement that we have overcome. Change seem like a mirage because we only acknowledge it but don't practice and live with it
Humans are gregarious beings and our survival depends on each other but we ignore this. Our diversity is what creates innovations, inventions and development occurs. We see things differently and that difference may appeal to others because that is the answer to one of their problems.
We are not robots manufactured from the same intelligence chip so we should not expect and enforce others to be and live like us. We should learn to adapt to changes around us, give others chances to share their ideas be wiling to integrate their ideas with ours for better results. Death is certain for everyone regardless of who we are and the world will continue to advance in development, vices because of the new challenges and consequence of our actions.
Change will become feasible when we start to accept the real situation of things and we are ready to embrace diversity. Embracing diversity should not be an excuse to embrace social vices but we should work together to make life better for everyone and generations unborn regardless of color, geographical location, language and social status.
Knowing we all have a role to play in world peace is the driving force that will earn us development as well as ability to keep up with changes and procure solutions to challenges is what we need.
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