One of my dearest friends is fond of saying that "Nothing has changed since the rise and fall of the Roman Empire". He's right. What he means (in my own words) is that human nature is pretty much the same now, as it was several hundred years ago.
In the (good?) old days they raped pillaged and plundered. Now we've become a bit more figurative but the theme remains the same. As human beings we continue to take what we can while we can and more if we can get our hands on it. And when devoid of a concrete solution we'd just as soon fight as not. If everyone believes as we do then we can have world peace. And thus Democracy is spread throughout the world.
In 7 days...more specifically on July 7th...the original "Free Hug Day" will be upon us. You can relax. I'm not going to ask anyone to invade a perfect stranger's personal space. You're just as likely to get a punch in the nose as you are a thank you in that situation. And you'd deserve it too.
July 7th, does however, seem like a good opportunity to be a better world citizen. Maybe it means recycling a little more than normal. It could mean that you carpool to work that day, or bus or somthing other than driving alone. Maybe it's something as simple as being nice.
Now I know what you're thinking. "There he goes again turning into a damn Hippy." Well maybe. But think about it - when was the last time someone on this ball of earth wasn't activly trying to kill someone else. You'd think that shit would get old after a while.
I personally can't think of one decade over the last 100 years that didn't have some sort of military conflict at it's forefront. You're welcome to disagree but if human nature has changed so much why was this vid so easy to make...
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