September 25, 2013 | Awake & Dreaming

Will there ever be world peace? Explain.

I’m not sure on the answer. Certainly doesn’t look like it at this moment. At the rate we are going, I wouldn’t be at all surprised if we end up in another World War within the next 5-10 years. And the results will probably be catastrophic.

However, I do believe that the immature human race will probably have to hit rock bottom before waking up en mass and realizing that they are just on the path to annihilating themselves to oblivion. That’s how my favourite fictional universe says it will happen. I believe that we will probably have one or two more global wars that will see a lot of death & destruction and possibly with a huge chuck of the population wiped out and perhaps even a whole country or two! And in the aftermath the human race will wake up. The horror & shock of seeing the damage caused will awaken the senses of humanity and finally the first steps towards finding a permanent solution will take place.

Perhaps a new global order will have to set in. Once the damages are cleaned up and the healing can begin, how do we ensure that this sort of thing doesn’t happen again? The safety, security and well being of every individual will have to be top priority. Religious differences, border disputes, monetary affairs – all these will have to be set aside and chucked away. The focus will have to be shelter, proper food & water, healthcare, education – those kind of things. Proper housing for everyone. Then we can think of world peace; it will come naturally. And maybe we can concentrate on enhancing the human race, finding new materials, learning new things, exploring space as a race, seeing what’s out there.

Damn it, I am so in a Star Trek world! Yes, that is the dream. We need to be united as one. World peace is not impossible but highly improbable now. It will take a lot, with everyone contributing to make it happen and we’re no where near that level of maturity yet.

There are several various reasons that people decide to shoot / stab / kill another person. Disputes on religion, political affiliations, racial hatred, because they hurt you or your family etc etc. But when a news story like this hits the papers I’m wondering what chance does the human race have to actually surviving.

A roadside vendor in Etah district of Uttar Pradesh (a state in India) was shot at on Monday because he did not garnish a customer’s omelette with onions, while another was beaten for using radish instead. Eyewitnesses said eight youths came to a roadside vendor’s stall on Sunday evening and ordered omelettes. One of them, Hemant Khurana, a hardcore criminal, started abusing the vendor, Deepu Kashyap, and complained his omelette did not have onions. Khurana then pulled out a country-made pistol and fired at the vendor who slumped to the ground after the bullet grazed his forehead. The accused, however, fled from the spot. On Kashyap’s complaint, an FIR has been filed against Khurana and his accomplices at Aliganj Police Station. Kashyap was taken to the Aligarh Medical College, where his condition was said to be stable.

In a similar incident at Railway Road, a vendor and two of his customers were injured when they exchanged blows over the ingredients in chaat. The customers, Aslam Farid and Ravi, were angry because the vendor, Ramesh, put radish instead of onions in the snack. Ramesh has filed a complaint with the police against the duo. An official at Dhanipur Mandi said at least 450 quintals of onions were needed daily for ‘reasonable’ prices. But currently only 50 quintals were coming from various places, with almost no supply from traditional suppliers, Nashik and Indore.

And this is a reason for people to try and kill one another?