A cynical point of view.

There was a time when there was peace in the world and no bloodshed.
Or was it all in my mind?

Right from the beginning of human civilization, there has been bloodshed all the time...the savage in the humans was there always to be seen throughout the pages of history...Human life is akin to an animal's...initially all the humans are nice and cute and innocent...but then as they come of age...they become more intelligent, savage and cunning...Where does all this lead us to? is there any difference between a primate and a homo sapien at all except for maybe his intelligence which might be used for more savagery across human mankind?

A slight detour to one of the ideas in the movie Matrix -- one of the first Matrix created was a perfect one - where all were happy. It failed miserably. I'm just thinking, could there be any shred of truth in it? Is this what the real world is all about too? Should there always be someone sad for someone else to be happy?

And does this mean that a world of peace and harmony is just a fools dream that most are chasing - a mirage that everyone is chasing? Does that mean that all the wars that are happening in this world has no solution? If yes, then why the effort to go through the motions of trying to make things work? Isn't this stupidity on part of the superpowers that they are striving to do something that they might think is never going to work somewhere deep down in their mind?

I know that nothing is going to happen unless one keeps trying, but then I'm just thinking. If the Al Quida is eliminated, wouldn't there be some other organization to take its place? Isn't this going to be a cycle that will never end? I guess the only thing that could happen is that an individual might come up with a solution that would be temporary to say the least. He would get all the Nobel prizes and accolades and finally die, leaving the world in the same situation as it was before he was born.

This sets me to another thought - what could be the aim of a person in life then? Exist? Try to be happy, try to make a mark in this world before one ceases to exist? The word "Life" has never been so meaningless. I guess, its better for one to look at the micro picture, feeling happy about the small things that life offers and forget the big picture because its never going to change.

- a cynic