Get Along

Why is it that people, and nations, cannot get along? We are all on this sphere called Earth, and to the best of anyone's knowledge, its not like we can just up and decide one day to go elsewhere. We have no idea if there is anywhere else within travelling distance over a lifetime, or if we could survive there, without major hazard suits and life lines, if we did decide to defect.

I know very well it is impossible for everyone to always get along, because there are too many outside forces at work for that to ever happen. But it seems like some kind of truce could be enacted, that didn't include killing each other off, fighting, wars, and other forms of unrest. There is always going to be something, whether its goods, oil, the distribution of food stuffs, or even immigrants who are going to mess with the peace. Everyone has basic requirements they cannot survive without. So why do we have to hurt each other in order to try to get what someone else has?

We all require the same basic things, to exist. Since we are all in this together, on this huge rotating ball, it is wrong for some to have such excess, and others next to nothing. It is a shame the necessities cannot be more evenly divided, so there are not those without enough to eat, good water, are homeless, and without the necessary medical care. I don't know the answer, but I think those shows of excess they put on television are just plain wrong, and a slap in the face to those who must go without.

Here in my little corner of the country I try to get by on less, minimize waste, recycle, and reuse, in order to cut expenses.