Our Past

The quality of life that we enjoy today is very rare in history. The human race has been through a lot. In the past we couldn't even think about anything but survival. We progressed very slowly, and just hunted and gathered for thousands of years. When we finally began creating civilizations, most of us endured brutal domination by some greedy king or emperor, that would kill us if we did not do what they wanted. In fact the more civilized we supposedly became, the more we had reason for war and other violence. After thousands of years of this madness, we came to the 20th century that saw the fastest technological progress ever. At the same time it was the most violent century ever. We developed more powerful weapons such as machine guns and nuclear weapons, to kill on a more massive scale. It was also the first century that people began to live as well as we do today, with a bed, refrigerator, car, shower, etc. Imagine not being able to crawl into bed or take a shower, it was a reality for thousands of years.

If we act like we did in the past, there will be no future. Evolve or die. 

If we do overcome our ego/minds, we will no longer have to put our money, time and resources into violence. Instead out creativity could run rampant and we could just focus on improving life in the areas of health, sustainability, food production, technology etc. Really, our imagination would no longer be bound. Right now, however, there are so many people unwilling to change that it hinders progress. Just look at how much trouble Obama is having in passing a healthcare bill that is no where near as progressive as healthcare in Europe. There are also many people who refuse to believe that global warming is an issue. People want to go on living in the past, even though it is the worst place, because they get comfortable in it.