Thoughtfull eastern day

This morning I feel like reading Time Magazine (how clever !). The title on the headline says : 10 Ideas that are changing the world.

Although, it does sound appealing and certainly has to bring us a piece of deep thoughtful introspection on human conditions written by some genuine intelligent scientist, but instead as a result of reading those lines, the reader will gradually lapse into distressed estate following by a silent brain agony.

The first remarkable idea of the magazine is :

#1 Common Wealth " Our survival requires global solutions".

Basically, it says that the idea that has the greatest potential to change the world is this : "by overcoming cynicism, ending our misguided view of the world as an enduring struggle of "us" Vs "them" and instead seeking global solutions".

Even though, every single words of that sentence are gently and nicely combined together, it seems to me that'll take a little bit more to overcome the most important challenge of the 21st century. The trouble with reading that has the opposite effect on me, actually it makes my level of cynicism raising up.

An other quote from Time Magazine to describe of how human beings living in a common society should be acting to maximize the value of their interactions in order to solve problems on a global scale : " Whether we end up fighting one another or whether we work together to confront common threats, our fate, our common wealth is in our hands".

Again it sounds to me like a catchphrase from Matrix or Star Wars movie, isn't it?

Fighting one another Vs Working together

Us Vs Them

The idea of a bipolarized "black and white" society where right acts are acts undertaken for the benefits of other and wrong acts are those for one's own benefits is a typically American approach.

To translate this in a micro-society approach, I would say that whenever you go you'll find men and women talking about humanity sharing a common fate on a crowded planet. This might include :

The end of extreme poverty and hunger,

zero CO2 emissions,

overcoming climate change,

care of species extinction and destruction of ecosystems

But you'll find same men and women acting in their regular life for their own welfare without any regard of the well being of others.

Here is my statement :

The first global goal isn't possible as long as the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, and I would go even further it will soon contribute to the growing conflict between haves and haves not.

For the second one, I'll just give you an example of the most extraordinary stupidity or/and hilariousness : I saw a stick behind man's huge smoking truck saying :

Don't mess with nature, be responsible Save the planet earth.

Since, the third and last one are highly correlated I'd just say: People can't help messing with nature even if it results in global warming and/or massive deforestation, species eradication.

IMO, As long as U.S. government and the rest of industrialized countries keep taking decisions and actions that promote ones own interest lifestyle based on self improvement against the detriments of others, there will be no way to attain those global goals.

The main character traits that leads to emphasize the further elements of selfishness would be to identify real concerns for one's own interest.

But it seems to me that the only real interest people have is material possession :

" What kind of dinning room set defines me as a person?"

I was too serious now I gotta get drunk! Wait a minute is it eastern day?

I am sure god will understand and won't send any plagues on me.