These thoughts have been at the back of my mind for the last 2 weeks from watching that documentary linked below in social psychology class. I just thought I'd get all out on here.
We complicate our world and everything we see because we want to give our life a little more meaning but when our perspectives clash rather than correspond, we all feel threatened because all the meaning we built around our own lives seems to all come crashing down. From mere aggression, fear, and anger... to wars between culture, religion, and countries. Should we really kill what doesn't comply to each of our seemingly eternal beliefs? If all holy beings fail to have their existences maintained by us, would we all die? Must we wreak havoc upon all that disagree with our ideals, disillusioned by our own beliefs? When our papers rot and our flesh spawn maggots, what's left? Sometimes I really wish that humans can live, reproduce, and die like every other animal species. We don't need to make life so long and hard for ourselves. At least, I would have enjoyed it a lot more like that. Acknowledging our inevitable deaths forces us to do everything we possibly can to enjoy our temporary life but whether that would really quench the thirst for more life or not, even the dead wouldn't know. In the end, it's all absurd. Immortality is not achievable and it probably shouldn't be achieved, anyway. Especially if we enjoy reproducing so much. (Satirical but logical) All the bloodshed would have been fine before but now our weapons and technology are strong enough to have our home planet destroyed. So is it still fine? If we could all accept reality as it is without expecting more or less, that would probably solve the whole problem. Of course, then we would all complain that life isn't good enough and nobody will ever be truly happy. I think that's fine, though. It's not like I'd be "truly happy" with how things are now, anyway. Our planet and all the other species that we share it with don't deserve to fall prey to our aggression.
http://www.flightfromdeath.com/
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