Greetings fellow Earthlings.
I was talking to myself yesterday, and I came up with a question for you. Why are we called the human "race"? Is this like the arms race, or the space race? Who are we racing? Why are we racing each other?
I suppose there's a possibility that way back when, there was an urgent need to have babies, to survive, blah blah blah, so maybe it felt like a race against death, others, who knows (?). There you go, my budding sociologist friends. I'll leave that for you to research.
But honestly, let's think about this. Humans like their communities. We are social beings and generally like to keep friends and family around. We surround ourselves with people who have similar interests and views and hobbies. And we hate everyone else. Wait, no, that's just us bitter folk. But we do tend to not understand other groups and communities. This is very sad, dear Internet friend, for understanding leads to communication, respect, and fellowship. (Things that I believe our world is lacking. What a great word. Lacking.)
I would like to advocate that we should all be friends and stop racing each other! Yeah, I know. Not realistic. Think of your community. Maybe it's a school or campus, workplace or neighborhood. Maybe it's your circle of friends. You don't always like everyone, do you? But do you seek them out to make their lives unpleasant? If you're mean and stupid, then I suppose the answer is yes. But if you have better things to do than insult and provoke others, then the answer is no. There are parts of your community that you may not enjoy, but you tolerate.
Here is my plea/suggestion/epiphany. Can we start calling ourselves the human community? Yes, competition is beneficial, but having enemies is not. Yes, it's corny-sounding, but the starting point of any kind of change is a change in attitude. Example: If you want to change the way you eat, in order to be successful, you first have to change how you think about food.
So there is my thought for the day. I will try my best to update more frequently. Happy October!
TL;DR: We are all Earthlings, are we not? Let's have a party. Everyone's invited.
P.S. If we get along now, then we're all set for the possibility of aliens attacking us. Just saying.
