Once in a while it does a soul good to contemplate the great things humanity has done. From Paul Rosenberg at freemansperspective.com:
A number of people seem to freak out when I write a piece like this, but it’s a huge mistake to define ourselves by what we’re against, and darkness is not all that exists in the world.
And we are magnificent creatures. I want to help people realize this, and for them to start acting on it. Decrying what is wrong has a place, but a limited place.
The fact is that we’re inundated with all that is bad in the world, which is degrading and distracting. Sure, evil exists, but the truth about evil is that it’s weak (I’ll explain in our next post). It’s time to stop devoting the whole of our lives to it.
Who Is “We”?
Since I’m saying, “We are great,” I should define the term: “We” refers to productive humans, and there are billions of us. We are the majority. Our problem is that we’ve been conditioned to think we’re inferior.
Celebrating Our Greatness
The Romans used to celebrate themselves and their creations: their arches and domes, their aqueducts and fountains, their roads and farms, their prosperity. We’ve accomplished far, far more than them, and yet we’re convinced that we suck. There’s a problem here.
The past few centuries have seen the most productive generations ever to inhabit the Earth. Never before, in our long history, have humans accomplished anything close to what we have. And yet we’re convinced that we deserve no credit for anything.
We are Stardust. Let us live up to that.