Do great things OP ED,
March 17, 2015 at 4:30 pm
(This post was last modified: March 17, 2015 at 4:35 pm by Jackie.)
I agree with Ann Frank when she says people are good at heart. I have said many times that empathy is in us. Yet when we sell this idea of "do great things" or "the greater good" humans always miss the aspect of point of view. When we do this, while some may see good in the outsider as well, we are still arguing for what is local and our own social norms.
It does not take a political party, economic theory, nationality, religion or loyalty oath to know that our species is the same at it's core. We want to survive. We want comfort. We want resources, and we want to bitch about other
There is no " do great things" or "altruism" because when humans push for them they still amount as a justification for their positions. I have no other axiom and not even as an absolute, but as guide. I think humans can guide without dictating, without assuming "the other" is a sub species. Bitch without killing.
The greatest good I can see is to put groups and bitching on the back burner, it will not go away. But to put our common problems first, like resources, pollution, famine and the end of tribal conflict to the point of violence, local or global.
Our earth is too small for any one side to get everything it wants. Our earth is to vulnerable for our fighting to matter. It will do what it does whether we get along or not. I do not think getting along means taboos or rolls. I do think getting along is more about accepting this is the same boat, the only boat we have.
It does not take a political party, economic theory, nationality, religion or loyalty oath to know that our species is the same at it's core. We want to survive. We want comfort. We want resources, and we want to bitch about other
There is no " do great things" or "altruism" because when humans push for them they still amount as a justification for their positions. I have no other axiom and not even as an absolute, but as guide. I think humans can guide without dictating, without assuming "the other" is a sub species. Bitch without killing.
The greatest good I can see is to put groups and bitching on the back burner, it will not go away. But to put our common problems first, like resources, pollution, famine and the end of tribal conflict to the point of violence, local or global.
Our earth is too small for any one side to get everything it wants. Our earth is to vulnerable for our fighting to matter. It will do what it does whether we get along or not. I do not think getting along means taboos or rolls. I do think getting along is more about accepting this is the same boat, the only boat we have.
