Monday, August 22, 2005
When I am an advocate of peace doesn't mean that others are and there will always be someone out there who will destroy you and you must protect yourself at all costs. Yea, I do practice a martial art, but I don't go around beating up people because I have the ability to, with power comes great self-control, restraint and discipline. You should never throw the first punch. But I will protect myself in self-defense when absolutely necessary. Discipline keeps the circle of martial arts from breaking down into an all-out ugly brawl of the arts. Ultimately the mind is still a weak sentient existence, but when molded can become a powerful weapon and ally.
Humans keep pursuing ever-creative methods of self-destruction. Humans are bound by the weakness of the mind, ever-pursuing better and more destructive weapons. Terrorism has gripped society at it's throat. People walk in broad daylight in fear, an unexploded bomb at every corner, our meaningless fragile lives terminated in an instant with no prior warning. Bodies blown to bits like the 4th of July, crazed rampages, riots, petty flagrant crimes, wars, violence, extremists, the world has changed, and not for the better. Fat lot of good all the technology we develop is going to do for us when a bomb explodes. Extremists are killing the world. It's not just the action, but the thoughts. Men can be the pillar of strength for society yet the bane at the same time.
When a man is angry, he only thinks of killing the other, but when a woman is angry, she thinks of shopping, is there any wonder why the world is spiraling out of control? There comes a time when science cannot explain everything, that's why philosophy comes in. Don’t get me wrong, I believe in science, but science cannot explain everything.
What we need in dire times like this is a policed society! Remember Judge Dredd? Each individual officer is a judge of the law, they are the judge, the police, the jury and the executioner all in one with the shoot-to-kill policy practiced. Since terrorists have succeeded in striking fear into the hearts of ordinary citizens, we need to fight fire with fire. Strike fear into the hearts of the extremists as well. While the general citizens are afraid of death. They are not afraid of death, but afraid of failure.
A policed society with shoot-to-kill when necessary will be a probable solution, but at what cost? What will be the repercussions and consequences? Remember absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Bombs, guns, bullets aren't going to do much at all, what we need is a complete clean sweep of society. Maybe there will be a divine intervention. London burnt itself down to bits; moses, his ark and the great flood, the 65million cretaceous meteorite strike, tsunamis and earthquakes, the war of Jerusalem, Babylon and the Roman empire, Qin Dynasty, 7-warring states, the age of crusaders. When a society reaches the peak of its decadence, it will simply tear itself apart. Every great empire falls eventually from internal rife.
But the question is, where do we want to be when that happens?
How nice if you can just format society and reinstall morality into the community and start all over again. The problem is Microsoft is as screwed up as society as it is.
11:17 PM
