Left, Right
14 Apr 2020
Currently, we are all standing at a crossroads
There are two paths laid before us, in my eyes
To the left lies civility, generosity, acceptance
To the right lies hostility, greed, tribalism
The path to the right is an easy road to walk,
One must simply believe that others are truly “other”
The rage behind it feels good, it fans the flames of our basest desires
By believing no “other” has merit, we can put ourselves on the moral high ground
We can live easy, knowing the lives of the “other” hold no merit
And be not concerned with them or their needs, sleeping easy at night
The left path is one much more daunting than the right
It takes strength to forgive past transgressions, to bury the hatchet
It goes against our instincts to not strike back at those who have struck us
The weapons of today force us to attempt walking this left path
Automatic and atomic weapons could so easily kill the “others”, and ourselves
Humanity has to evolve past our instincts, past our tribes,
Past this instinctual need we have for an enemy to watch for in the night
Or else we will end the “others”, and ourselves at the same time
I believe that we will get past this all, that enough members of humanity
Will choose this left, odd, against our instincts path, but I may be wrong
Many will not choose this left path, but we must not begrudge them for it
We must not attack them for it, for they are misguided by their instincts
Some will eventually turn, and when they do, we must walk our path, not strike back
Striking back for past transgressions will only further entrench them in their ideals,
Costing us all any chance they had at seeing the merits of civility, generosity, acceptance
It will be hard, and the early adopters of this path may catch heat for it
But in the end, for humanity to evolve past its instincts, in order to survive this atomic age, we must make a decision, to try and be better
I hope you will join me, in this fight for our futures, as it may be our last
I hope to see you all on the other side
