Today...nothin much...I went to Practice...the kids finished the song...then went to this telugu movie..one word..horrid! neway...I read this article by Arun Gandhi Called "The Importance Of Interdependence" from LA magazine...it was sooo awesome!! and sooo amazingly accurate...every word...! Most may find it borin!
The Importance of Interdependence
THE tragedy is that everyone in the world thinks they are "independent" individuals and that what they do is their own business. This is wrong. We are not independent, we are inter-dependent and inter-related and, therefore, the actions of one create a reaction in the other. Mahatma Gandhi said, "The world can produce enough for everyone's need, but not for everyone's greed." If limited resources of the world can't be equitably shared by all and if a few can grab a large portion, leaving a little for the rest, then those who are deprived will seek to fulfill their needs any way they can. This is not right, but when a person is hungry or deprived, right or wrong does not make much sense to them. Since greed has dominated our lifestyle for so many generations, it has caused considerable ill will between people within our country and outside, making the problem more complicated and almost intractable. So, instead of unrevealing the problem and trying to rectify our mistakes, we find it more convenient our domination of people through fear and violence. Then, we find it necessary to justify our acts so that our collective conscience does not hurt. We de-humanize people as 'vermin', 'enemies', 'criminals,' and other unkind words so that killing them becomes a right thing to do. Ancient civilizations have perished because of such shortsighted, self-centered policies. Our civilization too will one day perish the same way, unless we stop indulging in greed and start showing concern for our people's needs.
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