2009 is here. So what awaits humanity this year?
I personally think that we are in for a tumultuous and exhilarating ride. Yes, Christmas had not yet gone back to the North Pole and a dissent has struck again between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. The economy is fluctuating like an errant toddler who cannot be put down for a nap. Global warming is not showing any sign of decreasing. And there is the H5N1 virus which has resurfaced again in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Egypt, and China. This bird flu virus is going to escalate if sufficient vaccines are not developed to counteract H5N1′s new strains. Genocide in Darfur is still atrociously and blatantly being enforced.
Such a grim picture of reality the world is experiencing right now. Is there an end? The answer lies on us — civilians, politicians, priests, doctors, mothers, children, teachers, and other denizens of society. But nothing positive is going to result if hypocrisy and corruption rule each of us.
Mahatma Gandhi, the Indian political and spiritual leader, says to be the change we want to see in the world. All talk and no action does not produce fertile consequences. We should be proactive in promoting the favorable changes. Nobody can surive alone; we are bound to need someone whether we want it or not. Humans are not meant to live solitary lives. We are in this together and the sooner we realize this, the better.
Before it is too late.
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