I was recently watching some documentaries by a well-known scientist and author, late Carl Sagan. Hearing about the greatness of the cosmos, being reminded of the fascinating story of how Earth and Life came about, I thought of the huge gap existing between such a grandiosity (in which mankind exists) and violent, petty behaviors of human beings, "us". I experienced a feeling of inadequacy, a realization of how badly the so-called homo sapiens is making use of his millions-of-years-long evolutionary story. A brain appeared, a spirit manifested... for what? To give birth to all the violence and pettiness we see? How sad!
Only if more "awareness" is achieved, on a larger scale, may we hope for a more peaceful world.
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