Do we ever learn?

"Give peace a chance" was the statement John Lennon made 35 years ago. Paying no heed to that statement, someone shot him 10 years later. How screwed up is that?

The song went on to become the anthem for almost every peace protest ever since. But that is all it has become. Just an anthem for a bunch of protests.

People haven't learnt anything from it. Society hasn't turned a corner. We are still doing the same hateful things that have now become tradition for the last few dacades.

Look at the pointless war in Iraq. Look at terrorists in Bangaladesh, Kashmir, Malaysia, Indonesia, ....

It's like they never asked each other "What then?". OK, so you've killed a lot of people and managed to make a seperate independant state based on religious law. What next? How does that help in making life better? Where does the new state and its populace go from there? What is the end objective? Are people even thinking about these things?

I'm sorry if I sound bitter, but the sheer futility of some of the things going on around the world, it just sucks. Innocent people are dying every day for no reason. Armies are invading other countries for no rhyme or reason (oh sure, the politicians will find a reason for anything. remember the "Weapons of Mass Distruction" excuse against Iraq?).

Why poeple cannot just take a chill pill and learn to relax is just beyond me. I am glad to say that I have friends from all walks of life and from religions I cannot even keep track of. Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Chinese, Christians, Jews, Buddhists...

The only thing that brings us together is the fact that we like being with each other. We talk about so many different things. And there is nothing wrong with an alternative opinion. Just cause you like being around these people does not mean that you have to agree with everything they say, nor does it mean that they have to agree with you.

Debate and discussion is always good. Learning different points of view is important. It is only when you learn to comprehend the different views to the same situation is when you can see it in totality. And that is learning.

Is there a point to this post? I am not sure. But the thing is, as long as we agree to disagree and learn to "live and let live", there need not be a point.