Today I realized something, which
many people may have realized a long time ago. But that's life - you learn
things according to your readiness and general circumstance.
The
reason Earth is still standing (or rotating) is people who are honest, fair,
open, clear, straight forward, who take pride in what they do, take
responsibility for their work and their own mistakes, who know how to communicate
with one another and whose souls always smile. Unfortunately, it is a
disappearing breed. Our world is filled with the exact opposite type of
creatures, and, regrettably, they are running it (and look what they've
done to it).
Fortunately,
we are the foundation of society. If not for us - these mongrels would have
eaten each other alive and blown up this rock a loooong time ago. We are the
reason why businesses still run, the buildings don't crumble, why these losers haven't massacred everything in their wake yet... While they are the reason why
laws get more and more complicated, why trust is no longer in the cards and why
the whole planet is warring.
For us, this is a difficult society to live in. We are not well equipped for survival in the community they've created. Them and us - we speak in different languages. Our values are absolutely foreign to them. Explaining anything to these half-humans is like telling a carnivorous flower that butterflies it's eating also want to live. It's like reasoning with a violent truck coming at you. It's like fighting with a chainsaw.
We are what prevents these brutes from total destruction. Somehow we are able to tie and restrain this mass of filth. It's an arduous task, but I am glad we are.
"Мир строится на таких как Я."
edit: (according to Zophorian, who left a comment below, honor is primary and should be the origin of honesty, and I completely and totally agree. Honor.)
edit: (according to Zophorian, who left a comment below, honor is primary and should be the origin of honesty, and I completely and totally agree. Honor.)
Not to discount honesty, but I think honor is more important. Honor that is based on and judged according to a belief in something larger than yourself. A lack of honesty is not nearly as corrupting as believing and acting only for yourself. (Even the totally selfish and cruel can be honest, and where does that get us?) A belief in god or democracy leads to a person who will be honest mostly, but who can also know that when they are not honest they need to still hold to something other than their own short-term self interest.
ReplyDeleteI agree! Completely. You are right and an edit will be added shortly.
ReplyDeleteMaybe not more important. More primary would be the better way to put it; honor should be the origin of honesty.
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