I hope we’re going to move forward as a species and this isn't the
pinnacle of our existence. There is so
much we can be proud of, with wonderful talent in all walks of life. Throughout the world we witness sporting
greats, who tirelessly work to break the boundaries of physicality; there are
filmmakers trying to make cinema the magical thing it once was; there are
people willing to fight against the system in order to have their voices heard
and regimes of oppression wiped out; average people are doing extraordinary
things and it highlights the power of the human spirit.
Unfortunately though, some of the truly amazing humans out there are
not the ones we read about or applaud; winning Big Brother, the X-Factor and
being a dumb guy from Essex seems to gain more attention and reward. Doing great things isn’t about gaining celebrity,
but I’m afraid that we are keener to watch Joey Essex highlight how woeful our
education system is than debate whether Edward Snowden did a good thing for
human freedom.
Humanity is an abundance of mind boggling achievements, from the
pyramids to cathedrals, from Mozart to Eminem, from Sophocles to Shakespeare. I would hope, in 200 years’ time, our legacy
is the continued creativity of the human spirit and not ‘Necknomination’,
because trying to impress a fake world of tweets and likes is a sad existence
in comparison to stretching to boundaries of our mind and body.
Peace. x
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