Reply #17: i think greed, vanity, power, etc are still symptoms of FEAR & IGNORANCE

[AgadorSparticus]

they have unfulfilled inner lives and they look for false fixes--like a junkie looking for his next fix. but something is lacking IN THEM. so they keep looking outside to fill their bank accounts, acquire more things, and step on more toes because they THINK it differentiates them from the weaker and lesser species. they think it shows their "power", their superiority.

how many times have you heard freeps talking about survival of the fittest? there is no compassion because it would deconstruct their tidy little house of cards in which they've built their existence and sense of worth.

it's insanity. and so tragic because the planet can sustain every being comfortably. i don't think it is the basic needs that is the overall problem.

i think it is the emotional and spiritual well being that are lacking. i know there are famine, poverty, abuse of human rights all around the world. but if the people in power felt better about themselves, they'd allow the earth's resources to develop, nourish, and sustain every living being. and they'd actively pursue violations of human rights without reaping any other rewards for it (money, status, leverage, power, etc.).

it is obscene to have so much and not give back to humanity.

anyways, i'll stop here on my ramblings.

edit: i just want to clarify that i, in no way, assert that world leaders should be infusing religion with state. what i was trying to say is that they lack a sense of inner peace and higher self.