There is no such thing as “the war to end all wars,” and never will be. So too, it is fundamentally incorrect to believe that anything that is negative, evil, or wrong, could ever be vanquished and thereby removed from the human experience by a more powerful combination of that which is in its essence, negative, evil, or wrong. In order to right a wrong, in order to bring light to darkness, in order to bring love to hate, in order to bring tolerance to intolerance, in order to bring justice to injustice, it takes an unrelenting commitment by those that have the right belief as well as the moral integrity to stand up to that which is wrong, and to not relinquish their stand, come what may.
The above headline quotation came from the inestimable, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, and those that know of King, know that he died as a martyr for his cause; of which his cause, is our cause, until such a time that the arc of the moral universe completes its bend to justice. Humankind has consistently believed by its actions that might makes right, but that is a false belief; of which, this is especially disappointing to see because it signifies that humankind in many ways, has despite having impressive mental powers and the innate capacity for goodness, prefers far too often to deal with one another, as if we are mere animals, thereby protecting our own turf or territory, or trying to aggrandize such, until the end of time.
Each of us has been created with free will, by our Creator. That free will, is ours to do with, whatsoever that we so desire; but it has to be recognized that decisions so made, and actions so taken, typically done through the thoughts that we have acted upon – always have consequences, good or bad. Those then that recognize the disappointing status of our world, today, and of our society, must so acknowledge that this a fair reflection of what so occurs by wrongful and selfish actions, by lying, by cheating, by fighting, by hating, and by insisting that it has to be our way, or no way.
Humankind has proven, again and again, that though it may indeed be book smart, and able to therefore to come up with wonderful inventions, that have been of material benefit to humankind; that it hasn’t yet fully grasped the true purpose and the why thereof, of life and its meaning. Recognize this well, and never forget this; this world is a proving ground, and therefore each one of us will be tested as to whether or not we are true to the eternal good principles of our creation, or whether we are false to such. This signifies that we must take to heart, that each one of us, needs to do our good part, to help make this world a better place, by our participation in it; and that therefore the very first step in doing so, is to recognize that we each have a hallowed commitment to do good onto others, demonstrated by our consistent acts to others of forgiveness, patience, generosity, humility, appreciation, steadfastness, and love.