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This is an old topic, and I don't have a whole lot of inspirational thoughts to add to this discussion, but I too feel that we are not a mature society. I agree 100% with jay, who made pretty much the same point that I wish to make and support here.
I will add that evolution of human culture taught us a system of humane values, values that are often lost today, at least here in America. What I refer to may be a little "thin" in terms of an argument pertaining to humane values, but the loss of family structure, the rise of divorce rates, the increased materialism, these are all indicators that we are heading in the wrong direction if what we hope to embrace above all else is each other, our fellow human beings. To that end, the motives of the Sept. 11th terrorists, as well as the Nazis, the communists, among many others, in fact have noble origins. I am hoping that someday how we live will come full circle, that we will outgrow our way of life, that consumerism will fall prey to family values.
I hope that I'm not starting to sound like a preacher delivering the same sermon over and over, but dammit, we have lost ourselves in this blur of financial success, this constant drive for more wealth: greed is overpowering our fundamentally simplistic way of life. And the fucked up part is that many of us are able to take that step back, and identify the problem, but refuse to address it. I for one choose not to. Like my common fellow American, I am just waiting to be enlightened to the evil of my ways. I do understand that if an alcoholic won't ask for help until they feel that they need it (not because people they care about tell them so), than I too will not change until my situation dictates that I do. And I know that I speak for many in this regard. It seems that perhaps our constant search for more meaning is being disguised by our surroundings, and as we can't see the forest through the trees, what we are really looking for is right here within ourselves.
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