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Beyond saving Earth!

I shall assume that nowadays in the 21^st century we have successfully implemented a framework to preserve the climate change on planet Earth by decreasing the emissions of gases that previously lead to the greenhouse effect in the 20^th century after our global leaders listened to a cry for Mankind on Earth since better late than never as it is known globally.

This is a great step for humanity since now we can live on a better clean planet and hence advance in a way that differs from the previous one throughout the history; however my question is a simple one: are we really living in a better clean planet as humans in this case? I am looking for answers in this blog entry.

Coexistence: Beyond saving Earth!

Coexistence: Beyond saving Earth

On the physical level, the planet became cleaner than the past thus world health shall be better so no more calls for healing the world. Nevertheless on the physiological level, I am wondering about another kind of emissions of hate and disrespect gases between people because of the differences instead of love and respect gases.

A careful look on our overall history as humans in the past 20 centuries tell us that despite the continuous development on the technical level, we have not achieved a parallel development on the human one in terms of accepting our differences and to learn how to coexist with them; and this I see as a serious threat that is equal to the physical climate change threat.

I have discussed before how tunnel vision of mentalities make people blind enough for looking at the common grounds they share which is simply that we may know each other and cooperate with each other. On the contrary, you find humans regardless their religions and ideologies are still far from way for achieving such coexistence which I see is a must beyond saving Earth.

I emphasize on our human existence; that we are neither angels nor devils but humans, thus dreaming about an ideal state of smooth human interaction is not my point because there is no Utopia on Earth. Hereby, whatever your religion or ideology are, at the end of the day we are sharing common grounds of human nature either locally; people of the same country or globally; nations of different countries.

Verily, I do not like simplification of situations that it is all about “good people versus bad people” from the “ethical” and “religious” point of view; this is true but not the only reason because the higher the level of interaction, the more complexity of relations and more reasons are being evolved.

Consequently for me, beyond saving earth clearly means that all of us need to reach a state of mind where people understand their differences and know how to coexist with them in a better way than the existing one; nowadays every body accepts the stereotypes and misconceptions from whomever against whomever that lasts during the past 30 years particularly.

In a nutshell, I am simply wondering about when people start using their human intellect where their minds work in a rational way to help them in reaching enlightenment for de-stereotyping the image, existing together, respecting their differences either being social, cultural, religious, or ethnic and hence coexistence in the 21^st century. May be this only happens on the intellectual level but it is still too slow for reaching the common level of people everywhere and here I mean all of us, not the usual segregation of the 1^st versus the 3^rd world since I am not sure about the validity of this categorization when it comes to dealing with stereotypes, misconceptions and ignorance worldwide!

Related Quotes and Sayings

O mankind! Lo! We have created you male and female, and have made you nations and tribes that ye may know one another. Lo! the noblest of you, in the sight of Allah, is the best in conduct. Lo! Allah is Knower, Aware. — Holy Qur’an (49:13)

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Categories: Coexistence
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