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Thursday, November 3, 2011
Fighting in the Fifth Dimension - Al Jazeera World - Al Jazeera English
A must read article from Al Jazeera World.
Humanity wanted. Dead or Alive??
Tough times we're living in. Greed and self-interest (and not the good kind) are so predominant in our society, from our leaders to the common man. And i think thats a huge part of what's making us so effed up. Is humanity dead. No, i wouldn't say that. Is it alive and blooming? Barely..i'd say humanity is in a coma right now. It may wake up but then it again it may not. And i know Mahatma Ghandi, said that 'you must not lose faith in humanity, humanity is an ocean if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.' But what if it's more than a few drops?
We have this culture of apathy, of indifference even when we know about things. And yes, sometimes a person may feel like there is nothing much he can do to help the situation, but at least talk about it. Acknowledge it, whatever it may be. All the problems in the world. Just because they don't directly affect you, does not mean they shouldn't exist to you. Don't live in a cocoon when you're part of something so much greater then the little niche you've created for yourself. Care more.
“First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out—
because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—
because I was not a socialist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—
because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
because I was not a Jew;
Then they came for me—
and there was no one left to speak out for me.”
― Martin Niemöller
because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—
because I was not a socialist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—
because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
because I was not a Jew;
Then they came for me—
and there was no one left to speak out for me.”
― Martin Niemöller
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