Viewing Earth from the perspective of a tiny fragile globe hurling through space humbles and inspires all at once - but makes flag waving and joining in difficult. And so from age 10 on things got difficult. I mean if you're paying attention, even just a little, how can you not be angry? But how also can you not be inspired and awed. And so I write. By Charlie Phillips
Sunday, May 2, 2010
A beginning towards world peace
We are as good as the best amoung us. We are as bad as the worst. The worst tend to be ignorant and angry - conditions that can be repaired over a generation or two with knowledge and opportunity. The best, having the means to 'deliver' the worst, have a responsibility therefore to help them. And it is ultimately in their interests to do so. The worst always have at least some understanding of the limitations of their means and opportunities and know when they are being denied. This is an unsustainable state of affairs that can only end badly. We simply can't deny or control or kill our way to a more stable world. We have no choice but to share knowledge and opportunity with all people, everywhere.
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