It is the rest of the world who have invested in USA, put their money and faith in their system. US Army has the mandate to be the peacekeepers of the world.
But there's the catch - who will monitor he monitors?
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Science of Magic
As we know all magic is science. But to me, all science is magic as well. It is a miracle that there are things called cells and that they join in so many strange and beautiful ways. We understand science as defined by these miracles - the creation came first, our understanding later.
Us and Them
Only when we begin to accept each other's differences we start gaining familiarity, appreciating someone else's quirks and qualities. I have been fortunate to count among friends, people from different countries, and their basic aspirations are all the same. Fewer that one percent would want to truly harm another human being.
New World Order
If we sit back and introspect the type of world it is going to be a hundred years from now - do you visualize a brave new world order that stands united, or do you see one that is more torn apart than ever - as the population increases and resources decline? The pace of expansion ensures that the balloon of support the earth provides is going to burst with the demands of her human population. At its extreme there would be a major upheaval, wars and civil wars - like Darwin turned mad all over again.
What emerges at the end will be the true test of humanity's survival instincts. If only we are armed with deeper knowledge and sense of responsibility, can we hope to mold our lives in empathy with each other and our environment. It will be a test for us to find out what we really need in life as opposed to focusing solely on our wants.
Humans are not alike. There is diversity in society, language, custom, religion, politics, all of which, specially the last two, have been the cause of great strife and conflict. In India, we even see states wanting to separate on the basis of a language. So I guess it is not Esperanto we are headed for anytime in the near future. Russia is fractured, Spain wants to divide, Gorkhaland will probably happen, Naxalites are a fact of life. Civil wars are rife in many countries.
However, two countries hold fast - US and China. We empathize with US way of life because we have had the good fortune of western education. Probably we need to accept that as people are different, they may need to be governed differently. Perhaps there is something not altogether wrong in a system as in China for countries with high population. It reduces crime and curbs the violence. They have achieved economies of scale that nobody can beat.
It is only India that could have countered this by efficient human resource management and more honesty within a truly democratic framework. But a broken up and corrupt India's bite will lack the teeth to take on even their smaller neighbors, let alone China and the world.
What emerges at the end will be the true test of humanity's survival instincts. If only we are armed with deeper knowledge and sense of responsibility, can we hope to mold our lives in empathy with each other and our environment. It will be a test for us to find out what we really need in life as opposed to focusing solely on our wants.
Humans are not alike. There is diversity in society, language, custom, religion, politics, all of which, specially the last two, have been the cause of great strife and conflict. In India, we even see states wanting to separate on the basis of a language. So I guess it is not Esperanto we are headed for anytime in the near future. Russia is fractured, Spain wants to divide, Gorkhaland will probably happen, Naxalites are a fact of life. Civil wars are rife in many countries.
However, two countries hold fast - US and China. We empathize with US way of life because we have had the good fortune of western education. Probably we need to accept that as people are different, they may need to be governed differently. Perhaps there is something not altogether wrong in a system as in China for countries with high population. It reduces crime and curbs the violence. They have achieved economies of scale that nobody can beat.
It is only India that could have countered this by efficient human resource management and more honesty within a truly democratic framework. But a broken up and corrupt India's bite will lack the teeth to take on even their smaller neighbors, let alone China and the world.
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