Some believe man to be naturally
good, while others dont and it is debatable, though believing that man is naturally
good is the harder of the two by far. If man was naturally good, what has caused him to
stray from his original ways? Is it society, his upbringings, his family or perhaps the
media?
The number one contributing factor to the North American society doing so poorly in terms
of crimes on persons, and on properties is due to the lack of patriotism, and sense of
ones self. In sense of self it is meant the sense of ones identity in reference to their
heritage and religious backgrounds. A lack of pride allows for a lack of pride in ones
self, a lack of pride in ones self carries on to their surroundings. This is the equation
for disaster. Switching over to the other side of the continuum, we have the European and
Middle Eastern countries, which are notoriously known for their warring factions, constant
engagement and terminal dispositions. These individuals on the other hand are most
definitely not suffering from any lack of identity. These people do however know exactly
who they are and are well in tune with their own religious and moral (if not one in the
same) beliefs and the beliefs of those around them. It is these beliefs that have caused
the perpetual warring, most of us are well aware of the reasons as to why there is
constant conflict. Religion. Since all of the peoples in this area believe so highly in
their own deities and their own methods, and due to the exceptional close quarters in
which they live it is no wonder as to why they continue as they do.
Is it possible that these are the only problems? Most definitely not! It is also possible
that mankind does not naturally have a pleasant and compliant disposition? Tis only
one possibility in a world of possibilities. Man has long been known to yearn for more
than he is allotted in life, due to the way society has been presented. And do not for one
second doubt that it has been presented as material, perhaps the Hutterites are right when
they say. Property belongs not to the Christian, but to the heathen. It is
seldom place that there is any value placed on the immaterial in this day and age. This in
its self is not entirely wrong, though there is no doubt that it is correct by any
means. It is the emphasis that we as individual, and more importantly parents put on these
material things.
Parents! What an interesting bunch, but that which is of much more interest is their
children and they always will be in this type of argument, though the parent does affect
the individuals early years it is their own peers and schooling which will ultimately
shape them into the individuals that they are to become. That being said there must be
something wrong with our educational institutes, and society as we cannot be expected to
change the children.
Looking at the larger scale of things it is quite easy to say mans
natural disposition is not a peace full one this one statement in itself quickly and
kindly does away with the entire argument in one swift kick. Though in saying so one is
admitting to ignorance, as there are societies, which do operate in peace, though at large
costs. Theoretically to have a globe or even a nation, which has little to no crime, or
inhumane acts the following must be achieved. There must be no exclusive groups, all must
be inclusive, in doing so there will be no out-groups and none will be forgotten. This
surprisingly sounds like communism. A type of government which will work in the utopian
society, but one that has failed miserably in centuries past. In this case an interesting
question arises. Are we simply destined to fail? |