Contradictory Beings
People are horrible. The
horror people are capable of goes beyond inhumanity. They rob, they rape and
they murder. They hunt animals for trophies. They seize the rights of
others. They exploit others who have been ravaged by natural disasters. They
exploit others who are trying to help people who have been devastated by
natural disasters. Everyone is so easily offended. One can’t make a joke
without offending one fraction of the population or the other. Someone works
their whole life towards something great. He finally achieves what he had
always hoped for having spent endless hours working towards that single goal.
He wears an unfortunate shirt during an interview and people only focus on the
shirt. His achievements disappear in the avalanche of unintentionally hurt
pride. There are paedophiles. Why is it that there was a need to coin
a word that describes a person that sexually exploits children? Why do words
like necrophilia exist? Every day the news brings about newer examples of how
ghastly we are. People terrorize. They force their beliefs unto others
and punish the unwilling. Everyone thinks their way of life is correct. The
world has become too small for different ideas to coexist.
This was a logical conclusion. It was based on
facts and evidence too difficult to ignore. I mean, I could see people were
manipulative, destructive and downright rude. It was clear that people were
vile, horrid and hateful and this realization was so powerful that I thought
this was the ultimate truth. This was the path to follow, to look at everyone
as the despicable and depraved creatures they were.
And then I had to go and watch this stupid
video.
People are insufferable
it’s true, and yet they are also capable of creating music. A few strings of a
violin, a few beats of a drum and a few notes from a clarinet and people create
something that makes one feel that the human race is not so bad. Music makes it
seem that we are yet redeemable. A gentle melody that can put a smile on a
child’s face and can amaze adults. It is possible that the people behind those
instruments may themselves be racist and bigoted but in those five minutes or
so when they construct such a crescendo of impeccable harmony,
it doesn't matter. It shows they are capable of something better, something
wonderful. It evokes goose bumps, it soothes the soul, it washes away
sorrow. It brings about a smile. A species that is capable of creating music
can’t be completely lost in hate and loathing, because music is in itself
evidence to the contrary.
Mankind exists in a
spectrum that is on one end blackened by misery, hate and sorrow but on the
other brightened by joy, generosity and love. People can do incredible things.
The kindness people are capable off is astonishing. And these are those times when
one can’t help but realize that, people are amazing.
Inspired by the greatest
video ever made https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBaHPND2QJg
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