Civilization, Part 1

I'm going to start out with my point of making this blog. I want to find a way to unify. Not just a city, not just a state, or even a country. My end goal (which I know many will consider impossible) is a general unity of the world. I'm not saying under one government. Not even a religion. I want it to be unbiased, but still beautiful. Careful, but still colorful. And I know I'm not alone. People want something they can trust. That won't steal from them, it won't even ask for anything in return. This can be viewed as a form of greed, but isn't that what our society has done to us? We've gotten to this point where we want, but giving back seems too daunting. We don't want to because we feel we've earned what we want. We choose to take, or ask for more - sometimes without realizing that work needs to be put in, and there are lessons to be learned. This doesn't apply to everyone. It's simply difficult to explain something of this nature in great detail without getting those who think only of themselves and having them get defensive. Yes, there is a great wrong being done in society today. No, there isn't a simple answer, except this, and many won't like it: We need to work together. The Great Depression wasn't just fixed by a President; despite how we view it, considering history. We (or, they) worked to bring it back. They being the working class. They being the people, working together and enduring hard times, because each other was all they had in those days. Today is different, yes. But we have even more opportunity - more jobs (that the pessimistic will deny) more chances at making even more jobs (that the lazy and greedy will deny) and a great chance to make our lives better, if we were to just work together. I notice a great deepening of a division between people; usually it is over a small and ignorant matter. Sometimes it looks like we crave independence. The chance to be unique outweighs our needs as a civilization to help one another and continue our survival. Many don't see the bigger picture, that we could do so much more together if we just change things and make our lives better. Each other's lives. Everyone's, eventually. Yes, I realize I sound like a child and that this seems like a simplistic dream. Well, that's not the point. It isn't going to be simple. It isn't going to be kind, and it is definitely not going to be easy. But it is worth it. Giving up our wants and desires - the things we crave most, that plague us, drive us to make irrational choices - getting rid of them is the first thing we must do. Emotion drives us towards the irrational, and yes, this is natural, but having the ability to choose is something we cannot put a price on. Choice is a gift, and a problem. A double-edged sword. Because while we can choose good, we can also choose bad, and depending on our feelings, or even just thoughts, a limited understanding, neglect...any factor can attribute to our choices, which makes us all the more unreasonable yet reasonable at the same time. If you're confused, my point is that we should at least strive for the choice that ensures our general survival as a whole. I don't mean just ourselves. I don't mean you. I mean US. All of us. The 7 Billion+ human existence, we should be able to accomplish so much more without having meaningless conflict between ourselves. It's petty. It's ignorant. In a phrase, it's a lack of understanding. We're still young as a whole, despite our accomplishments, there is so much more we can do. And together we can do this. I'm not talking about business. I'm not talking about religion, or anything of that nature. I'm talking about civilization. Making a true, unified choice. We are all, after all is said and done, human. No matter the color. No matter where we came from, no matter what, we are Human.