The Impermanence of Malice / Rose
McCormick
I think that we in communities and larger societies
often regard social systems as though they are
inescapable forces of nature which existed before us
and are firmly planted into our world through ethereal
or permanent means. Within the confines of this
framework, resistance becomes futile, with human
nature written into stone alongside our systemic
surroundings.
However, I find it of absolutely crucial importance to
bring about a reminder: these socio-cultural, political,
economic systems are of human creation: made out of
sand in the minds of men with malice behind their
intent. Over waves of time, this malice has been
ground into our minds, our backs, our natural world,
breeding heightened mental illness, compromised
ecosystems, concrete sprawls, and a sense of fear and
defeat. The first step out of imposed malice is simply
to acknowledge its impermanence in a world capable
of such love, compassion, and beauty.
The current states of distress - war, terror, famine,
changing of the climate, exploitation of resources,
homelessness, hate crimes, etc. result from this
human created malice and, as a result, can be
overcome through formation of new systems of
organizations written and enacted in love and
compassion.
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