Individually, people are usually okay. It's when they get together in big groups that the problems start. Look at religion. Look at popular culture. Look at the government. Look at all governments. Look at the decay inside that bursts outward like the contents of prodded pustules, taking down innocent lives and altering landscapes. Look at the hatred and fear on all sides as groups of people lash out at each other, begetting more hatred and fear.

Stop identifying with groups. Start thinking. Start feeling. Start living.

I just read that tonight there was a mushroom cloud reported in North Korea. People continue to die in Iraq and Afghanistan, and many other places all over the world. It's not going to stop anytime soon. What happened three years ago in the U.S. was really a pretty minor event in our long history of bloodshed. Those people shouldn't have died. All of the people who have died since, as a more or less direct result of that event, shouldn't have died either. All of the people who in the future will die because of that event (and let's not forget all of the other events that led up to it) should not die either. Every one of these people who have died or shall die leave behind grieving friends, lovers, and relatives. And the cycle continues... This is not about politics. It's about who we are. Who are we?

I'm reminded of the kids. It's always a pleasure to have one on one time with them. Whenever we try to take them anywhere in a group it usually results in a scene of some sort. Whining and tantrums. It's kind of a microcosm of how the world works. People just can't seem to get along.

There is evil out there, but it is spread evenly throughout humanity. Everybody has the potential inside them. Don't give in to it.