6/1/2017

               "The Ignorance of Humanity"

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 Dear Citizens of the Planet Earth,

            War. Starvation. Climate change. The problems of our planet are shoved down our throats every day. The media, the president, the peers we talk to, constantly reminding us of the tragedies that continuously unfold.  A bomb goes off, a child dies of hunger, a town hall is ripped apart by a storm, and we are the witnesses. We read the news, say how terrible it is, and go back to eating our dinners. In complete denial that any of these events will ever affect us, and only affect those that have already been killed. “It just happens”, “There are bad people out there, what can you do?”. That, my fellow citizens of planet Earth, is the very heart of the problem.

            Every action we make, every vote we submit, every time we decide to not learn the politics of our nation and others, will affect a major part of the future. The person you vote for could be the exact same as Hitler, and you wouldn’t even know, because you refused to read about Hitler. The storm that rips apart your home didn’t have to happen, if only you knew the affect you have on the climate. The war that kills your son, could have been avoided, if only you knew about the actions your president has been taking. We have this information, we have access to all of the resources we need to know the truth. While this is widely ignored, a small group of people acknowledge this, prioritize new things, and start making solutions. New uses of technology have been invented, to create clean energy, and massively reduce pollution. New ways of farming and saving water have been found, to prevent an entire continent from suffering, and wars over these resources. All of these blessings, created by the people who took the information given to them and used it. Finally, a solution to all of our problems, right in our hands. The chance and hope for the survival of humanity has been revived!

    You would think it would be that easy. That the world would bow down to these blessings, and use them to save the poor, the environment, and Earth itself. Why isn’t it so? What could possibly be the reason to deny the answers to all of our problems? The answer, is greed. The belief that paper, that has been given value only by man, is of more importance than the survival of people. These numbers, that poison the mind and society to such an extent, that people strive to have it in their lives, rather than to have a life. The higher the number, the less important it becomes to invest into new, clean energy, and humanity itself. Into feeding every person on this earth. As if the future of humanity shall take the economy as a valid excuse for their suffering. As if money shall matter, once the richest man in the world cannot find water, for there is none left. As if money shall matter, once your child is dead in your arms, due to a shot that should have never happened. As if money shall matter once the rivers of water, are now rivers of coal, and the clear air has turned black. Money will be stomped upon, once people realize what it has caused, and what it will cause.  

Therefore, dear citizens of planet Earth, I ask you this.

Try counting your dollar bills while holding your breath.

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Sincerely,

Sophia Marcinik