Why the world is corrupt?

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August 30, 2011 2:31am CST
I wonder what makes the people go after wrong things. Everywhere you look, you find people greedy, selfish, jealous, treacherous,lust, liars, harming other human being in any possible way. Is there a chance for a peaceful world?
7 responses
@Bluedoll (16773)
• Canada
6 Sep 11
Yes there is a chance because without hope there can be little peace. It is better to think of a world that is good but remember perhaps that wrong things although not very positive help define the better way. Everything seems to have a purpose somehow!
@maximax8 (31046)
• United Kingdom
30 Aug 11
In my home country the police force are not corrupt. In many other countries some police officers are corrupt and are greedy for money. It is terrible that in the last century there was the First World War and the Second World War. I think war is horrible and it always kills lots of innocent people. I wish that every person in the world could be peaceful. Then no more wars would happen in the world.
• Philippines
30 Aug 11
Mainly because of greed, poverty and envy. I myself even once wished that how I wish I have a lots of money so that I don't have to work everyday and will never have to shed effort and time. But my mom told me that even though you don't have all the money in the world, as long as you're fulfilled with what you're doing - no money can buy that achievement. Then there's envy. If one is successful, others may get jealous. Poverty, too. And once one is able to survived poverty, he/she will promise himself never go back and then tendency sometimes is that he will grow more greedy because of a horrid past. I was a witness to one friend who became this person. It was sad but I hope he sees the light sometime soon that he doesn't have to be this way. World peace is unattainable as of this moment but I am not giving up hope that someday, this will happen.
@waflay (2737)
• Nairobi, Kenya
30 Aug 11
We cry for world peace, we long for equality but what are we doing to realize these? I hope everyone has a fight to make it come real. What we lack is being considerate and to see beyond what we have at hand. This could make distribution of resources be equal and hence no one would feel deprived or neglected. World peace can be possible if we have respect for life. Human beings can think and can choose to follow or infringe rules but should not be the cause of enmity between two parties. If one could try to find reason as to why something is being or was done contrary to laws or regulations, then a foundation of peace could be easily be met. Corruption is a root-cause of all evils. The problem is, greed is an acquired trait whose roots are hard to detect and hard to destroy once found. But its us, the people who allow such evil to control our lives. The fight to eradicate corruption start with you and me, an ordinary citizen because we are the people who elect those corrupt leaders.
@varier (5685)
• Indonesia
30 Aug 11
Greedy, Selfish, Jealous, Treacherous, Lust, Liars, and so. These things are being forbidden by any (almost all, maybe) religion. Guess what will happen if everyone practice their religion well? But I guess human nature is sinful. Only their full consciousness for being good that can change them completely.. A whole peaceful world is nearly impossible. But try to be friend, be socialize with good persons around you, then I think you will found more peace
@huilichan8 (1378)
• Singapore
30 Aug 11
Human beings are sinful by nature, although some sin less than others. I don't think there is any chance for this present world to be peaceful. In fact, I think as the world progresses economically and so forth, people will become more corrupt, more greedy, more evil, etc.
@srjac0902 (1169)
• Italy
30 Aug 11
In some that ego craving is very strong. Some are altruististic and they accet or tolerate when others are better than them Some say They have..plenty .. what we have is enough for us. Some are despirately say - we do not have ... God did not give us... Who knows what sins we have committed. Some say those who do eveil they prosper daily we who fear the Lord why do we not succeed? Yes some are by nature negative and destructive. Therefore the one who is blessed with goodness has a mission to to fulfil to create an awareness in people of certain everlasting values with a kind dialogue. Therefore when God experienced people speak about God and the mode of human behaviour they get converted, cry and do penance.