Are We Self-destructing?

I got struck with your discussion as I come across it.Because it is exactly the way I feel at things around us.As I came back from one of my holiday outings with my wife and kid I saw the brutal killing of the lady Benazir.All the happiness and enthusiasm drained from me and I was just sitting there wondering what is happening to this world.I haven't come across so much of mayhem during my child hood.These days you are unable to let your kids see the newspapers for the gory photos getting flashed every day. Well, But you cannot get used to this kind of lunacy.You will be pained as ling as you live as a good human being.

Hello. Yes, we are self-destructing. Even though you say: "I do not cut trees, nor burn things!", many still use cars unfiltered. Every human is helping destructing the World. People are killing, and it's because they are allowed to. Not directly, but try to understand: We give people a loaded weapon, and say: "Do not use". Then, why the weapon? Of course it will be used. If you have it, then you'll end up using it, no matter the reason. Perhaps the World would have no crimes at all if there were 5 policeman for every street that exists. Can you imagine that? Respectfully.

Well, its good that it were only the last couple of days for you, for me this year did not turn out to be too good if I look back at the things that happened. However, I have learnt from my mistake & decided to change myself a bit. I spent the last few days with my best friend roaming around some hill station & we discussed our life in general and also the things going on around us. We laughed at our mistakes, but have vowed to change ourselves a bit. I certainly feel that mean-ness is growing & unless we learn to good to others we will keep seeing the wrong things happen around us & to us as well.. anytime!! However, its different story for me & my best friend, we have vowed to be careful in choosing our acquaintances & trusting people and not to be too good to all and sundry.

I'm not certain. I know that this time of year creates a great deal of stress for a lot of people, and maybe it just comes to a head. I don't know if things are really much worse than they were before or now, because of so much information technology, we just hear about it more. Maybe a lot of things like this were happening all along, we just didn't know about it.

There is a story here that is big news at the moment worldwise. It's about a father who was recently released from hospital where he has been undergoing psychiatric care. Upon his release he was given custody of his 4 children. A week ago he rented a holiday home on an island off the coast of Queensland. It's a residential island and one of the suburbs of Brisbane. On New Years Day, 2 of the children went to see neighbours across the road saying they couldn't find their Dad. They were distressed. The neighbours went to the house and found the 10 year old daughter, in her bed with her hands and feet bound and her head shaved. She had been raped and strangled by her father. The father had shot through with the other son but he is back in custody. Apparently he was constantly yelling abuse and screaming profanities at his kids from the time he arrived. These poor little souls, they will never get over this traumatic event. Worldwise, even here at myLot we see people against people. Some folk are so nasty and critical of others, some constantly put labels on others and never a kind word appears on the screen. Others suck up sweetly to some and run down others. Where is the compassion, kindness and tolerance? Where is the goodness and charity of people? What is happening to the people of the world? We are the only ones who can save each other.

Benazir Bhutto was murdered today. So bad things do happen all over the world and we feel sad because what happens in Pakistan will affect everyone one in the world one way or another.

I think that is a very good question I quote 'Why can't they just learn to walk away' the same could be said for countries attacking others, but I don't want to get into a political debate, it's just that as humans we are supposed to be the intelligent race, yet we have so much to learn and so little forgiveness, I sometimes wonder if animals have far more intelligence and credit than we give them. Animals have instinct to kill but they kill to eat, to survive. Since when have humans killed other humans to eat hardly intelligence is it? Have we really been reduced to killing machines in this fashion, sorry for the rant but there must have been a full moon last night my friend. This kind of story sickens me, but when you hear so many do you become immune or numb to them or do they keep affecting you, do you have to harden up so you yourself don't sink into a flood of depression because the world around you is going mad

I wonder that myself sometimes. People can be so mean and so cruel. Families killing each other on Christmas just blow my mind. How can people be so hateful and cruel in this season of love and joy?

We aren't just currently self-destructing... we have BEEN self destructing, for almost two decades now. Up is down, left is right, people want rights but no responsibilities, people don't care about each other, no one thinks of the future...etc. Definitely self destructing and I've pointed some of it out. Its the criminals and the leadership(large lack thereof) that is responsible for a lot of the garbage we've dealt with and we are dealing with. And things will only get MUCH worse from here by the look of it. That's my view on it.

I do think we are self-destructing. There is no thinking about what is good for society anymore, just what is good for "me". People don't watch out after their neighbors, families are broken up and go their seperate ways, and everything we see on TV, the movies, music, etc. is all about cheating, lying, or stealing. I don't know what we can do to change that. At least I don't know how to affect change on a large scale. I do try to make a difference in my own little world. I insist that my children are kind to themselves, each other, and the people around them. I teach them basic morals and to think for themselves about right and wrong. And, I volunteer some of my time each month. Again, I may not be changing the world, but I do my best to change my little peice of it. As far as people not learning to walk away in an unpleasant situation... people think that they are owed something now days. They are owed respect, and they are going to take it at all costs. What they don't understand is that is not respect at all.