Reactors

 

Why is the first feeling many people go to fear, followed by hate?

I think because fear is built into us. It is our way of protecting ourselves from things we may not understand, but once we feel it most things do not require an instant reaction.

A little thought, a little investigation, a little knowledge could end so much pain and sorrow.

Not generalizing is the next step. Just because a green frog scared you does not mean that every frog, or everything green is bad and should be eliminated.

Frogs eat billions of insects and they are a source of food for many animals. The secretions from their skin has led to new painkillers and antibiotics and so much more. 

The same things are true of people from all places, in all colors and all ethnicities.  People from all over the world have contributed to medicine and engineering and agriculture and all those things that make life easier and more worthwhile.

Eliminate greed and the toddler mentality that my god is better than your god, or the idea that any god would want us to destroy each other and this world is a pretty good place.

Surely, as civilized human beings we can evolve into something more than simple reactors.