The new age

Welcome to planet Earth! A place ruled and destroyed by the likes of its most developed of its own inhabitants - The Humans. These mortal beings, including myself of course, are one of the most unique yet kindred species that have ever lurked in this planet. As to why I create this paradox of uniqueness and similarities should be quite a common line of thought. I do not write this to be a part of never ending debate on how imperfect the human and it's bearer's life is. Nor do I do it to be the guide of the entire mankind; I do it just to manifest my unquenchable thirst of what others might call "skepticism". 

The last thing that the world needs is a 'wolf pack' of "thinkers" to make this world a better place. I'd rather prefer a 'wolf pack' of "Do-ers" to spark the flames. So, before I miss out on my train of thought, I'd rather go back to what just randomly popped up into my mind while I was about to immerse myself in the almighty river of studies. 

We -'The Humans' might have a uniqueness of flesh , bones and all the aspects of human anatomy which one might learn in the deeper roots of biology but the kindnesses is what looms large "within us". We are selfish, every one of us. It is inevitable; whatever we do has an essence of our benefit. Don't believe me? Consider this example - Every parent wants their child to be successful right? The answer is obvious. In the near future, if their child does become successful, would they not take pride in the success of 'Their' child? Had it been someone else's child, would they have taken the same pride without even a glint of envy or pity that their child couldn't make it? The answer is obvious. After all those years of blood, sweat and money shed on the on the child, they are entitled to take pride in it! But isn't it selfish to fulfill their own dreams through their children? What happens, when you come across a 'kitty party' while the hot topic is "who's child is the 'brillionaire'?" Being generous? Don't joke! Consequence is inevitable. Selfishness is hence proved! 

Although I understand it to be a controversial example, I'd rather take another one. A short and a bitter one. Two lovers, one of them leaves the other because their beloved was happier with someone else. Although the lover left his/her beloved to see them happy, expects somewhere deep within for their beloved to return just for him/her. Isn't this expectation a wee bit selfish? Every expectation is selfish, we expect things from people, from life without working towards it, giving priorities to wrong things and expecting happiness in return. How is it even fair? We blame our luck, our life, everything caught up in a vulnerable position, but we never blame ourselves. 

Now, for those who still don't agree to my idea, here is another one - Have you ever known a soul in this world who has had his/her education from world renowned schools and colleges and is now a community server , picks up garbage, cleans public places and considers it as their only source of income? Has anyone? No? I don't blame you; education in the contemporary world is defined as the means of earning money, not attaining knowledge or contribution for the well being of society. If such a man exists who "educates" himself not with the agenda of earning humongous proportion of salaries or a prospect of living in "foreign" country, and rather does it to enhance the life of all the people who live on this planet, I see light of hope within this dark eclipse of  selfishness.  

Mankind though, is not just strangled by selfishness, it has am ironical tendency to smell out flaws, even in most ideal situations. Even when things are as sweet as they can be, the last piece of puzzle is about to be set, we dismantle the entire puzzle and throw it away. We are never satisfied, we never get enough of anything; whenever we find something more attractive, and we abandon the old ones. Situation manipulates us, changes our mind, changes our heart, changes us to someone we never were - Inhuman. We never know where to draw the line, about the lines we shouldn't cross and the fear of crossing the lines which would bring happiness. We live in envy, jealousy of other people's possessions. We try to fit in, right in the places where we were never meant to be. We shape up the way people want us to be rather than being who we are, in this process we lose ourselves; we lose the people who really care. We lose everything that made us who we are, to be the person who we never meant to be. Us - humans, have committed to a lot of things which have dilapidated our own lives, yet we barely take an effort to change it. 

There are countless flaws in human life, we all experience them every day; everyday is a new lesson. Some expectations shattered, some dreams realized. Life is always what we make of it and how we choose to live it. It's an irony though, that people who are considered to be genuinely "good" often find themselves in abyss of despair and tragedy... The rest just walk past them. We are forced to live life the way everyone does, or else, as they say, it is 'as good as over'. Life works like that, this world works like that, and we work like that. Life's basis on the earth is survival of the fittest, the fitness of life ever defined in the means of shoving people down and rising above them. 

Anyways I welcome you all to planet earth, where humans aren't 'human' enough and wish you luck for the journey of life.