Yesterday on Morning Edition was a story on the future of figher pilots, on how military planes exist now that can be piloted from the ground by remote. The interviewer and interviewee talked about the future of warfare as if they were talking about the future of television or cars, as if war were an inevitable and appropriate venue for technological advancement.
Why aren't we envisioning and ASSUMING a future without war? Every time I participate in the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life they say, "Hope we don't see you next year," meaning that they hope cancer is cured and we'll no longer need to raise money for research. Why can't we approach war as something to cure, not as something to spread in the most efficient way? I puke in my mouth a little every time I think of how much money and intelligence is wasted on war and warfare and how much better the world would be if our energy went elsewhere. Like toward curing cancer.
The more I live and seek success and goodness the more I realize that we have it all wrong. My husband argues that we are Darwinist beings who will kill or be killed until we are all killed. He thinks our current state is our natural state. I don't believe this. If I did, I would never want to have children (which I do, someday) nor would I seek anything else in life besides wealth and physical health. This is not our natural state. We have chosen this state, and we can choose to return to Good. It's hard - I'm not by any means Good, but I could get there with help.
What should we do about it? I don't know. Spend money better? Seek education more? Eliminate borders? Share the REAL good news (which is that it doesn't have to be this way)? If you know tell me and I'll help you.
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