Many thousands of words will be written about the terror attacks. Many thousands of words will be spoken. Ideology will be questioned, religions persecuted. The scriptures will be quoted. All the pundits will speak. Learned scholars will explain the motivations of men. Answers will be offered. Responses will follow. Some will defend , others will attack. It has always been so and will continue.
As for me, I offer no answers, no explanations, only my thoughts. For me it comes down to one realization. Until every person on this earth assimilates to the community of man these things will happen. That is what it is all about, assimilation. Before that can happen we need a common culture. Is that even possible ? I'm not convinced that it is. Isn't that the intended purpose of NATO ? Even that is only an Organization to prevent us from killing each other. Ideally we would form a common society and share those common beliefs but that is not the case. That concept is depicted in science fiction movies. The federation of Planets comes to mind. Well the truth is their are many " planets " right here on this earth.
All of this is man attempting to explain his very existence. Our collective inner sense tells us there is more to this life than this earth. The problem arises when we attempt to define the passage to get to that other world. This is often expressed in extremes. Extremes are used as justification for belief. That justification is solely for the individual. Really an expression of self doubt. It is nothing more than an attempt to appease. An attempt to prove their " faith " and " obedience. " Why anyone would feel their " God " demands the death of others is beyond me, but then I'm not an extremist.
I am no different than millions of others in this world. I just want to live in peace and prosper. The means to that prosperity is the issue. That is what this is all about. And by this, I mean the method employed to obtain that prosperity. Terror is just one method, there are many others.
As for me, I offer no answers, no explanations, only my thoughts. For me it comes down to one realization. Until every person on this earth assimilates to the community of man these things will happen. That is what it is all about, assimilation. Before that can happen we need a common culture. Is that even possible ? I'm not convinced that it is. Isn't that the intended purpose of NATO ? Even that is only an Organization to prevent us from killing each other. Ideally we would form a common society and share those common beliefs but that is not the case. That concept is depicted in science fiction movies. The federation of Planets comes to mind. Well the truth is their are many " planets " right here on this earth.
All of this is man attempting to explain his very existence. Our collective inner sense tells us there is more to this life than this earth. The problem arises when we attempt to define the passage to get to that other world. This is often expressed in extremes. Extremes are used as justification for belief. That justification is solely for the individual. Really an expression of self doubt. It is nothing more than an attempt to appease. An attempt to prove their " faith " and " obedience. " Why anyone would feel their " God " demands the death of others is beyond me, but then I'm not an extremist.
I am no different than millions of others in this world. I just want to live in peace and prosper. The means to that prosperity is the issue. That is what this is all about. And by this, I mean the method employed to obtain that prosperity. Terror is just one method, there are many others.
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