Tuesday, March 9, 2010
stop.
on one hand, there are earthquakes in Chile, in Turkey, in Haiti. people don't want to die, but these are natural disasters and we can't really point fingers at anyone. But what about "Bali bombings" and "Attack in Nigeria kills at least 200" and "a series of three bombings in Baqubah, Iraq"? these, these didn't have to happen. must one hurt back when one is hurt, in order to satisfy one's anger? if so, when does this treacherous cycle end? are one's desires so great that one must destroy another to get what one wants? so what if you get what you want, how do you live with the guilt? or are you amoral? and which leader amongst these groups will be the first to stand out and say "stop. look at what we've done. we're wrong". how do you change one's mindset? how do you change a populations' mindset? how do you extinguish the hatred felt by a nation?
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You can never extinguish the hatred felt by one nation towards another. This is because they have been fighting for so long that a lot of their loved ones had been killed. To lose someone you love so much would cause anyone to turn into rage for a lifetime. The governments prey on the people's emotions to get elected. And as you have experienced yourself recently, love is the greatest emotion a human possesses and they will do anything to try to catch a glimpse of it again. Even to kill in honour of their loved one. The cycle will never change.
but erik, what if a person tries to control their emotion, no matter how strong it is? say person A hurt person B, if person B stopped here and not hurt person A back, or hurt person C just cos they're angry, then only person B is hurt, and A and C are happy, rather than all A, B and C being all red-faced from anger.
can it not be like that?
is it not better this way?
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